The impact of social care expenditure at the end of life: a novel linkage study in Scotland

BackgroundAnalyses of inpatient care admissions have shown that population ageing does not lead to an increase in future healthcare expenditure to the extent that might be expected and that remaining time to death (TTD) is an equally important cost element. But as people live longer and the onset of disease and death are postponed to older ages the utilisation of social care services is another major cost component for elderly people, in...