Number of centenarians in Northamptonshire has tripled in 10 years
Annie Murrell celebrating her 100th birthday at Longlands Specialist Care Centre in Daventry.
STATISTICS released by Northamptonshire County Council suggest the number of people in the county who have celebrated their 100th birthday has almost tripled in the past decade.
Figures released by the authority showed there were 13 people aged 100 or older in council-run care homes in 2001, compared to 37 now.
The figures did not include those centenarians who still live at home or live in privately-run care homes, suggesting the actual number of 100-year-olds in the county may be even higher.
Liam Condron, from Age UK Northamptonshire, said the increasing number of people reaching their 100th birthday was to be welcomed, but warned it would potentially put increased pressure on health services in the area.
He said: “It’s great news that people are living longer and having generally healthier lives.
“But the difficulty there is with it, of course, is the growth we are seeing in very elderly people with health issues.”
The county council has also said the county’s ageing population was one of the biggest pressures it faced as it tries to balance its books and pay for services such as care homes and social care.
A spokesman for the authority said the council was having to invest heavily in services for the growing population of elderly people in the county.
She said: “In Northamptonshire, we have a growing and an ageing population, which clearly puts huge pressures on the public purse.
“A combination of more people living in the county as a whole and the fact that those who already live in the county can expect to live longer could mean there will be approximately double the number of people aged over 85 in the county by 2025.
“We are planning for the future to ensure we can meet this challenge by developing the right balance of support and services in the county, in line with the council’s strategy to transform accommodation-based care for older people in Northamptonshire.
“And in the next four years we are proposing to invest £27.5m into social care services for adults, including older people, to meet these demographic pressures.”
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Duncan Roomyhatchback Duncan
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 01:28 PMWhat exactly do the authorities actually want us to do? They encourage us to eat healthily and exercise so that we live longer and then complain that they can't afford to pay our state pensions because we are all living longer! Well I intend to go out with a bang age 105, either riding a fast motorbike or a buxom young woman!
Finker
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 08:49 AMPersonally I think 'Mad Nad', as some seem to call her, is proof that the lunatics are taking over the asylum, so will agree with you there.
lady muck
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 08:18 PMAnyway...the old gel dunnit to 100. Wouyld she please now tell us (even if it's not true), that she attained her great age by regular smoking, drinking, over-eating and general partying.
TeddyMcnabb
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 08:05 PMFinker i quite agree some become unsuitable for the 21st c, however, some are deliberately run down, many only need updating, but the reality is councils are more in favour of the developers. But back to liberator, as i hopes he knoiws stress is one of the biggest contributors to death, does he believe the vast majority of elderly and disabled people get up every morning singing "oh what a beautiful morning oh what a beautiful day"? The actions of this government like the last are death by stealth, Nadine dorries on tweeter today said the food depot in M.K, food supplied by local churches was a good example of the big society in action, i responded that it was not an "example" but a "result" of the big society in action, i wonder how the churches viewed her comments.
Finker
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 07:15 PMTeddy, I'm not saying things are perfect or done well but at some point care homes become unsuitable in light of improved standards. Are the homes to be left with no new comers while numbers dwindle -doesn't sound much better. Not sure there is a perfect solution to that situation, even moving the same group will result in disruption.
TeddyMcnabb
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 06:55 PMLiberator thank you for your walter mitty comments [ gawd im a red under the bed now lol!], unfortunately you must be like ed Milliband and not read the papers, nor do the remotest of research into what is happening to the most vulnerable in society, or have any first hand knowledge. I take it you are happy when resident care homes are closed and the vulnerable residents forced to move, and the hauntingly high death rates resulting in the first 6 months as opposed had they been left in their comfort surroundings, [ the land being worth more than their lives] i call that death warrants. Tory cllr, mackenzie [ basildon ] on twitter describing the disabled protesters in london on saturday as the "unwashed" and should go to north korea, charming eh! i wont bore you with the volumes of other practices, words, deeds policies, cover ups and denials, ..........you can find that out if it ever happens to be you or yours! #Spartacus Report [ responsible reform]
Liberator
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 04:40 PMTeddyMcnabb. What a twisted, poisonous individual you must be to think that ANYONE (save your obvious communist heroes) would welcome any human being's death. Pathetic.
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TeddyMcnabb
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 11:27 AMThis will disappoint the government, coupled with the relatively mild winter, the annual winter culling figures for the elderly & disabled might not be as high as the governments hopes. Congratulations to all you have as much right to life , as everyone else.
NN3man
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 09:56 AMCan't you just be happy for people who have made it to 100??!!!
willi eckaslyke
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 09:31 AMWhere's Centenaria then?...Is it in the EU?
Common sense
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 09:23 AMAnd who's going to pay for all of this?
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