The Care Countdown: Why Intelligence Can't Wait | IQ by PCS

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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.

The shrinking safety net

Working-age adults to every person aged 65+

40:1 1900
3:1 Today
<2:1 2040

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 · UK

982k 1.4m

Today by 2040.
A 43% rise in just sixteen years.

UK population aged 85+

1.7m 3.3m

Today by 2040.
Nearly double in a generation.

2 min

Average daily social interaction beyond care tasks, for a person with dementia, in care.

Every one of those minutes is a chance to notice something before it becomes a crisis.

The workforce gap · 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.

Will there ever be enough people in care again?

If not, how do we stretch every carer further?

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