Long Term Care

Two-thirds (66%) of advisers have said their clients are 'concerned' about the potential cost of funding long-term care, according to a survey by Blackrock.

The first set of provisions from the Care Act 2014 have now come into force so that all carers can now get assessments for their needs and support.

The Financial Conduct Authority's business plan has failed to calculated the Dilnot cap correctly Kay Ingram, divisional director of LEBC Group has warned.

The Health Select Committee has called for social care at the end of life to be made free to avoid people dying in hospital.

Symponia has described the UK-wide under-funding of homecare services for older people as ‘shameful' following the launch of a major report into the sector.

Advice about long term care (LTC) needs is expected by 27% of consumers to be covered as part of the Pension Wise service, research for Partnership found.

The social care needs of cancer patients are not being met with 11% of patients left constantly or often housebound due to a lack of support, a report for Macmillan has found.

Industry figures believe that later life protection products will help grow the market, a new poll by The Protection Review has found.

Vitality's Deepak Jobanputra discusses how the insurance industry is rising to the challenge.

Richard Bowden, managing director of Bupa UK has written an essay calling for the integration of health and social care.