Summary
The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to roughly double to 1.6 million by 2040 yet, according to a report by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), the cost of social care is projected to triple from £15.7 billion to £45.4 billion over the same period.
The overall cost of dementia care in the UK (including that provided by the NHS, paid social care and unpaid care) is around £34.7 billion, and this might rise to £94.1 billion by 2040. It is unpaid carers in families that provide £13.9 billion per year of care for people living with dementia by current estimates, and this burden is projected to increase to £35.7 billion by 2040.
Reference
Wittenberg, R. Hu, B. [and] Barraza-Araiza, L. [et al] (2019). Projections of older people living with dementia and costs of dementia care in the United Kingdom, 2019–2040. London: Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), November 2019. CPEC Working Paper 5.
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Reference
Wittenberg, R. Hu, B. [and] Jagger, C. [et al] (2019). Projections of care for older people with dementia in England: 2015 to 2040. Age and Ageing. December 6th 2019. [Epub ahead of print].
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Reference
Wittenberg, R. Hu, B. [and] Knapp, M. [et al] (2019). The costs of dementia in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. July 2019; Vol.34(7): pp.1095-1103.
