Long Term Care

Coverage of the Government's response to the Dilnot Commission Report has been pretty negative because it has delayed a decision until the nest comprehensive spending review -Good says Richard walsh

The elderly and their families need to seek professional advice on long-term care funding, Partnership has urged.

Advisers and self-funders can be confident that the importance of long-term care financial advice has been recognised by the government, Partnership has stated.

The government's failure to set out cost principles for the funding of long-term care will slow new solutions from the private sector, according to Just Retirement.

The social care white paper has disappointed financially and offered no fresh approach, Symponia has stated.

Fiona Murphy asks whether the white paper on long-term care is effective enough and what more needs to be done

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries have noted that both the White Paper and the Progress Report are recommending integration of the different support services, such as nursing care and social care and added that this could make savings without affecting...

Partnership has claimed a victory for financial advice in the Progress Report on Funding reforms, released today.

Does the Social care White paper tackle the Crisis in Social Care? Peter Barnett asks the questions

The progress report on funding reform, published alongside the white paper on social care today, has said a funding model based on principles outlined by the Dilnot Commission will only happen if a way to pay for it can be found.