Avoiding long-term care avoidance
A leading long-term care planning expert has warned that local authorities are taking an increasingly ‘aggressive stance’ toward measures designed...
Good care guide & Healthwatch
Dec 12, 2011
The government has announced plans to “radically drive up” the standards of social care in England, in order to protect...
Banks, elderly customers & bad investment advice
Dec 5, 2011
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued its biggest ever retail fine of £10.5m to HSBC as a result of...
Falling short on the cost of care
Nov 21, 2011
An important part of care fees planning is understanding the shortfall between the cost of care and available income. New...
Don’t depend on Dilnot
Oct 5, 2011
Andrew Dilnot, the author of recent proposals to reform the long-term care sector, has warned that his ideas may not...
Who should pay for care?
Sep 21, 2011
A new survey has found that 70% of over-55s do not believe they should have to pay for the cost...
Transplantation shock & moving care homes
Aug 17, 2011
A director of Age Matters has warned a local authority about the risk of ‘transplantation shock’ associated with their plans to close care homes and move residents.
Urging action over care homes funding “crisis”
Aug 11, 2011
Medical group Bupa has called for urgent action to address the “chronic underfunding” of the UK care homes system.
Self-funders still face £189,000 bill
Aug 2, 2011
The recent Dilnot Commission proposals raised the prospect of more affordable long-term care in the future, but self-funding residents could still face a bill of nearly £200,000.
The end of Southern Cross
Jul 11, 2011
Shares in the troubled Southern Cross Group have been suspended with the news that the landlords are to take control over their 752 care homes.
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