Why we're woefully unprepared for old age

portrait of a sweet elderly woman in a red dress
portrait of a sweet elderly woman in a red dress


When we, as a nation, discuss old age we more often than not contextualise it around pensions and specifically the state pension. But there is far more to the story of our ageing population than retirement income.

There are myriad factors to the ageing puzzle; housing, ill health, long-term care and transport to name but a few.