Muslim care home more necessary in England

Muslim Friday prayers during the event Muslim Climate Action in Parliament Square, London. Reuters

British care homes will experience a surge of Muslim patients in the next few years, mainly due to changes in traditional family structures, thus signaled a report.



Islamic societies usually do not rely on home care because that task usually performed by other family members, according to Woolf Institute.

But now a growing number of parents who are both working.

So that the improvement necessary planning so that Muslim patients gain access to treatment in the future.

The study warns of population change in Islamic societies is likely to increase the need for home care and nursing homes.

Although it is still younger than the average population of the UK, the number of Muslims aged 65 years and over continues to increase, the report added.

The number of Muslims is estimated to reach 250,000 elderly people in the next 15 years.

But there is a "gap so large" amount of data related to Islamic residents who use home care in England.

The report called on local governments, health agencies England (NHS) and home care to ensure the carrying of data on religion and ethnicity related parties that use its services to help plan future treatment.

(bbc)