More useful statistics

These fairly grim statistics will help me back up a lot of points within the essay here and there. They are great in terms of shock factor. 

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/statistics 

accessed 24th October 2016

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=412

accessed 24th October 2016

"If current trends continue and no action is taken, the number of people with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase to 1,142,677 by 2025 and 2,092,945 by 2051, an increase of 40% over the next 12 years and of 156% over the next 38 years."

"Population Ageing in the United Kingdom, its Constituent Countries and European Union" (Office for National Statistics, 2012)

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_258607.pdf 

accessed 24th October 2016

"The fastest population increases have been in the ‘oldest old’ (those aged 85 and over). Between 1985 and 2010 the percentage of the population aged 85 and over increased from 1 per cent to 2 per cent, with the number aged 85 and over more than doubling from nearly 0.7 million to reach over 1.4 million by 2010. By 2035 it is projected that the number of people aged 85 and over will be almost 2.5 times larger than in 2010, reaching 3.5 million and accounting for 5 per cent of the total UK population." (pg.4)