Forecasting the care needs of the older population in England over the next 20 years: estimates from the Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) modelling study

Summary: Background: Existing models for forecasting future care needs are limited in the risk factors included and in the assumptions made about incoming cohorts. We estimated the numbers of people aged 65 years or older in England and the years lived in older age requiring care at different inten...

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Main Authors: Andrew Kingston, PhD, Adelina Comas-Herrera, MSc, Carol Jagger, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671830118X