David Walker raises the debate over the fiscal sustainability of the growing ageing workforce, and wonders if local authorities can successfully plan ahead for social care provision.
One in five of North Yorkshire’s residents is aged over 65.
Over the next decade the proportion of Devon’s population that old will rise to over a quarter.
In parts of ‘destination’ counties such as Hereford a third of people are ‘old’ – it’s remarkable how many retire to parts of the country with poor bus services and decreasing provision for dementia sufferers.
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