The report looks not only at the health and well-being of those aged 65 and over, but also at the way in which housing conditions affect the lives of the elderly, and at how well our health and social services care for the vulnerable.
The dramatic rise in the number and proportion of older people in the South East sets the context for the report: by 2028, 23% of the population will be aged 65 or over (compared with 17% currently), and the total number of older people will have grown by a remarkable 55% to nearly 2.1 million persons.
