Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

117living in another household: 21% said that they did not receiveany practical help from friends, neighbours or family members. 22% of respondents had used the meals at home servicewithin the last month. 85% of respondents replied that they received between1–9 hours of care per week. 3% received over 21 hours. 12% received 10-20 hours.Long-term conditions In Newcastle, the proportion of very high intensity users(VHIUs) occupying emergency inpatient bed days wasaround 60%, which was much higher than the nationalaverage of 42%.Life expectancy The Institute for Ageing and Health is predicting that lifeexpectancy will continue to increase by about two years perdecade – equivalent to five hours per day.Satisfaction with services(Newcastle City Council Residents Survey 2005/6)Newcastle City Council carried out an annual survey of residents,covering a variety of issues. The following figures represent asample of questions asked, based on residents aged 16-49and 50+. 54.2% of people aged 50+ were very or fairly satisfied withpublic transport information, compared with 43.3% of peopleaged 16-49.