Long Term Care

Former care services minister Paul Burstow will be speaking at an event in the House of Commons on 8 January to launch the findings of a report on the future of long-term care.

There has been a "strong desire" among respondents to the draft Care and Support Bill to emphasise the need for advice on long-term care.

The ‘real cost' for elderly care could be over £200,000 if government raise the care cap to £75,000, warns Partnership.

Since Andrew Dilnot published his Fairer Care Funding report in July 2011, much has been written and said about it by the press, by charities and by politicians on all sides.

Advisers should be asking about elderly parents in client fact finds, Partnership has said.

Symponia, the network for care fees planning advisers, is launching a sister company, Symponia Blu, designed to serve the needs of the ‘children' of elderly clients - often elderly themselves.

More evidence on the cost effectiveness of telehealth is needed to help make services more attractive to NHS commissioners, the Department of Health (DH) has warned.

A care home group is suing Barclays for £37m over the rigging of LIBOR in a landmark case which could force the bank to disclose the names of managers involved in the scandal.

Engage Mutual has reported double sales through intermediaries.

Consumers are increasingly aware of how much a care home costs but unaware of funding issues, according to research.