Ageing & a Caring Family?

I'm 70. I have various chronic conditions. I live alone. I'm one of an increasing demographic problem in the West. There will be a 50% increase of over 65's between 2010 - 2030 & a doubling of over 85's. That's 5 million more over 65's in 20 years.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/demographic-time-bomb-government-woefully-underprepared-to-deal-with-britains-ageing-population-8533508.html

How much help can I expect from my very small family, my friends, the State? How much should other people care about & for me? How will I cope with increasing physical & mental fragility? How do I prepare for the inevitability of all this?

The main problem is that no one has 20 / 20 vision into the future. If I continued as I am now & just dropped dead that would be fine. But already there are lots of things I simply can't do, so have to wait for someone to help me or pay someone to do it for me. Both require me to be extremely patient & wait for someone to be available. I'm getting better at that!

Having not been very well for months this year I realise that I could have a health problem & need help at any time of day. I'm trying to remember to carry my mobile around with me all the time, but am not very good at it. I do remember to keep it on the bedside table at night. I've just asked the council for an assessment for security alarms. Having had parents who refused to contemplate this I want to be ahead of the game. Mother in law had a fall & died. No one knew how long she had been there. We had got her an alarm, but she wouldn't use it.

I can use the computer to order order food or other necessities to be delivered. (I've probably got enough clothes to last till I pop my clogs). I pay bills by direct debit & do internet banking. I can function if I'm confined to the house & continue to have the wit to use the machine. That's the big imponderable though. Roll on intelligent computers.

At the end of the day, (pun), it's my responsibility. No one can be with me all the time. I have to admit I do think about it every day.