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Jewish people entering long term care generally choose to live in either a Jewish voluntary sector care home or in private facilities that specifically cater for their needs, claims a new report.

It reveals that many Jewish voluntary sector care homes are facing severe financial pressures, and the very small number of staff who are Jewish produces challenges for home managers in creating and maintaining a Jewish ethos.

The report, from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, says that an extensive system of care services is provided by Jewish community organisations across the UK, but that their future depends on financial and voluntary support from an "ever reducing" number and proportion of economically active Jewish citizens.

'Facing the Future' from www.jpr.org.uk - see under 'publications'