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An ageing society can’t turn its back on social care any longer

The writer is author of “Extra Time: Ten Lessons For Living Longer Better”
They dwell among us, but we don’t see them. They are out of sight, warehoused behind the walls of care homes or in front of the TV. There are 55mn people in the world with dementia; almost a million in Britain. But we can’t bear to look.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Camilla Cavendish