Care Intelligence

By 2040, there won't be enough hands to hold

The ratio of working-age carers to older adults is collapsing, and the people who rely on care can't wait for the sector to catch up.

Kim and resident Ken, Beechy Knoll Care Home

The shrinking safety net

Working-age adults to every person aged 65+

40:1 | 3:1 | <2:1

In 1900, forty working adults supported every person over 65. Today it's three. By 2040, it will be fewer than two, while the number of people who need care keeps rising.

 

 

The dementia surge

More people to care for. Less time to notice the signs.

The population needing the most complex care is growing fastest, just as time per person is shrinking.

 

 

People living with dementia

982k → 1.4m

Today → by 2040

A 43% rise in just sixteen years.

 

 

The workforce gap in UK adult social care

Behind every number, a life.

1.6m filled posts

111k vacancies

395k leave their roles each year

200k need replacing from outside the sector

 

 

The future of intelligent care is here

PCS Intelligence turns the UK's largest social care memory into early warnings, benchmark clarity, and time back for every carer, right when the sector needs it most.
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