Health and care of people aged 50 and over

This report contains the results of Age UK’s polling and survey work on the following topics: caring for others; physical and mental health; access to NHS and social care services; community life and social contact; cost-of-living increases; and concern about winter. For each of these topics, the report includes data from both Age UK’s national polling and its internally managed survey of people across the UK aged 50 years and over. The data paints a worrying picture for many older people, underlining the case for urgent investment and reform of the services and support people rely on as they age to sustain their health, wellbeing and independence.