Becoming a Dementia Friend
On Friday morning I accepted a kind invitation from TWM Solicitors to join them at their Guildford offices for a...
Martin becomes Accredited Later Life Adviser
Informed Choice managing director Martin Bamford has become an Accredited Later Life Adviser. The Later Life Adviser Accreditation is the...
Spending assets to avoid care fees
The financial impact of a living wage on adult social care budgets for local authorities is likely to be significant....
Social Care Precept & Better Care Fund
As a Financial Planner with a particular interest in later life advice, it was interesting to hear plans for a...
Cost of delay to reform of social care funding
Earlier this year we wrote about the delay to a proposed lifetime care cap on the cost of social care....
Challenges ahead for care at home
My time as a Financial Planner is increasingly being spent helping guide clients through the challenge of care fees planning....
Reducing loneliness & social isolation in older people
A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) has concluded that residential housing with flexible care provision can have...
Care fees rise 2.2% in the South East
The cost of care fees is rising, up by 2.2% in the South East of England during the past year....
Delay to care cap
The introduction of a cap on care fees will be delayed until 2020, following an announcement from the Department of...
Tech innovation will help us age
An aging population is an important theme when it comes to Financial Planning. It’s also a hot topic for politicians,...