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Older people in England are being left "high and dry" by councils cutting back on the care they provide, Age UK says.
Research by the charity showed the numbers getting help had fallen from just over one million three years ago to 850,000 last year.
Age UK said the cuts were one of the major causes behind the growing pressures on A&E units.
But councils said they had been left with little choice because they were "chronically underfunded".
The overall cut in numbers getting help from councils represents a drop of one-fifth.
But the research - based on an analysis of official figures - also provided a detailed breakdown of which individual services had been cut.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30902555
Research by the charity showed the numbers getting help had fallen from just over one million three years ago to 850,000 last year.
Age UK said the cuts were one of the major causes behind the growing pressures on A&E units.
But councils said they had been left with little choice because they were "chronically underfunded".
The overall cut in numbers getting help from councils represents a drop of one-fifth.
But the research - based on an analysis of official figures - also provided a detailed breakdown of which individual services had been cut.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30902555