Politicians must work collaboratively in order to secure progress on issues like social care and to restore trust between citizens and the institutions that serve them, a think tank has urged.
Research
Three elderly people are dying every hour awaiting care, according to new research by Age UK.
The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next two decades, it has been claimed.
Radical reforms, including free personal care, ethical commissioning, enforced standards and good pay for care staff have been proposed by the IPPR thinktank.
The Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that local councils will need billions of pounds in additional funding to meet the rising costs of adult social care.
One in seven of the older population, or 1.5m people, have unmet care needs, according to Age UK.
A major study has found the care home sector is leaking £1.5bn each year with hundreds of millions of pounds going to offshore investors.
Five steps to promote healthy ageing and prevention in later life have been highlighted in a new report aimed at healthcare professionals.
The increasingly complex care needs of people living with dementia have been highlighted in a major new report.
The Committee will look at the impact of diet, exercise and nutrition on ageing to understand how to better combat the ageing process.
