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Kent: Are you worried about getting old?

By: Jenna Dobbs

Published: 20:00, 31 August 2018

Updated: 20:28, 31 August 2018

The number of elderly people in Kent needing round the clock care is set to double as soon as 2035.

That's according to a study published in the Lancet, which has prompted calls for urgent reform within the social care system.

Those older than 85 are set to become the fastest growing demographic in the UK.

Elderly people in Kent needing round the clock care is expcted to double by 2035

But are you worried about using social care when you get older? We asked shoppers in Rochester

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