Falls (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)
Projected Need and Demand
The number of people aged 65 and over is expected to increase to 35,300 people or 23.1% of its population by the year 2025 (POPPI, 2016).
- That would be a 17% increase in the most at risk population for falling.
It is estimated that 9,420 older adults will fall annually by 2025 and 757 of those will require hospitalisation (POPPI, 2016).
- These numbers are likely underestimated as the models utilized do not account for socio-economic disparities between regions. South Tyneside is the 23rd most deprived local authority in the nation according to The English Indices of Deprivation 2015.
- It is well accepted that areas of deprivation tend to have overall poorer health outcomes.