According to figures from the last census, in the UK, over 11 million people – that's 18.6% of the total population – are aged 65 years or older, and in the next 25 years, the number of people living beyond 85 in the UK will double to 2.6 million. Increasingly older people live fully independent lives, but the underfunded nature of the UK's health and social care system means that for those in the last quarter of their lives, deciding what to do should they need assistance can feel like trying the choose the best of the worst of all options.
