Elderly people pick home over care

NINE out of 10 elderly people in the Republic and eight out of 10 in the North would prefer to live at home rather than in care, a new survey has found.

However, the back-up services to allow them remain at home are not available.

Lead author of the report, Professor Hannah McGee, said the majority of the 2,000 over-65s surveyed would be happy to avail of outside support if it meant they could stay at home.