Care homes 'failing to keep pace with just 10 beds for every 100 people over 75'

Care and nursing homes places are failing to keep pace with the ageing population, a report reveals.

There were just 10.1 care beds for every 100 people over the age of 75 last year, says Public Health England.

This is the lowest figure in at least six years, and a drop from 2012 of 11.3.

Data also recently revealed older people’s social care has faced a £160million cut in the past five years.

Caroline Abrahams, from charity Age UK, said: “There is a big risk people in need will get left high and dry.”

The Mirror’s Fair Care For All campaign aims to highlight how state funding for social care has fallen by 27% since 2010, leaving 400,000 fewer people receiving it.

There just aren't enough care facilities to keep pace with demand (Getty)

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A 2017 report for the Care and Quality Commission estimated demand for care beds will rise by 71,000 by 2025. Cost and wage bills in the sector rose 5% last year.

But councils insist they cannot pay any more after years of Tory cuts.

Richard Watts, from the Local Government Association, said: “Plugging the funding gap and finding a long-term solution must be a Government priority.”

The Department of Health and Social Care has missed five deadlines to publish a Green Paper on proposed reforms.