Long Term Care

The government faces a few problems in the next 12 months when it comes to its strategy for funding care of the elderly. Peter Barnett outlines the twists and turns.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for regulatory changes on financial products in the long term care sector.

The Health Committee report on Social Care is making recommendations having failed to understand the technicalities behind the Dilnot Report, Partnership has said.

MPs on the Health Select Committee (HSC) have urged the government to stimulate the long term care (LTC) insurance market.

The government is expected to recommend a cap on long-term care (LTC) fees of between £50,000 and £60,000, according to a report.

Deloitte has warned that 2012 will be another tough year for the healthcare sector after the number of businesses going into administration grew sharply last year.

According to Laing & Buisson efforts to divert demand away from care homes appear to be running out of steam as the proportion of private payers rises.

Insurers and charities have urged the government and other party leaders to agree on substantial reforms to the social care system that is causing further damage to the NHS.

Andrew Dilnot has branded suggestions that the government could delay moves to tackle long-term care reforms until 2025 as "unacceptable".

Britons are the least likely people in the world to think they need to save for future long-term care costs, an international survey has found.