Mapping the future of family care: receipt of informal care by older people with disabilities in England to 2032

Pickard, Linda, Wittenberg, Raphael, Comas-Herrera, Adelina, King, Derek and Malley, Juliette (2012) Mapping the future of family care: receipt of informal care by older people with disabilities in England to 2032. Social policy and society, 11 (4). pp. 533-545. ISSN 1475-7464

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Abstract

Many long-term care systems in economically developed countries are reliant on informal care. However, in the context of population ageing, there are concerns about the future supply of informal care. This article reports on projections of informal care receipt by older people with disabilities from spouses and (adult) children to 2032 in England. The projections show that the proportions of older people with disabilities who have a child will fall by 2032 and that the extent of informal care in future may be lower than previously estimated. The policy implications, in the context of the Dilnot Commission's report, are explored.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna...
Additional Information:	© 2012 Cambridge University Press
Uncontrolled Keywords:	informal care, future projections, long-term care policy, older people, England
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Sets:	Research centres and groups > Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) Research centres and groups > LSE Health
Rights:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/47519/

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