Less than one third of adults who are over the age of 60 now have a clear plan in place when it comes to later life care. A lot of them have come out to say that they haven’t even given their later life a second thought. Studies have been done and they have found a very clear distinction between people and in some ways this could even be perceived as being reluctance. If you work in homecare, or if you offer bespoke care packages and work in private nursing then you will know what a major blow this is. Social workers who offer to support mental health are also going to be affected by this as the burden will fall to them eventually. Less than a third of adults have a plan in place and research has shown that this is because they do not want to lose their independence. When you break down the research you will see that this is highlighted even more by the fact that 25% have other things t worry about and that 62% say that they just don’t want to think about not being able to do the things that they love. 68% have come out to say that they would resist any attempt to move into a care home as well.

This shows a few things. It shows that more has to be done to make sure that people get the support that they need and that they are also given help and support when it comes to life planning in general. If this is not the case then it looks like the issue is going to keep on getting worse and that eventually this number is going to increase further. Keep up to date with this story if you want to know more by following it online.