The number of OAPs per care home has soared 14 per cent from 761 in 2018 to 867 this year, while the number per bed has increased 6 per cent from 25 to 27, amid a ‘postcode lottery’ in capacity. The number of OAPs per care home has soared 14 per cent from 761 in 2018 to 867 this year, while the number per bed has increased 6 per cent from 25 to 27, amid a ‘postcode lottery’ in capacity.
Pensioners are facing a growing scramble for care home places fuelling bed-blocking in hospitals, alarming study reveals
