Long Term Care

Partnership has recommended Symponia's scheme to help independent advisers who are not qualified in care fees planning to remain fully compliant with FSA Guidelines on Long Term Care advice.

Symponia has launched a long term care (LTC) academy with a view to supporting specialist long term care advisers and raising standards of financial advice for the elderly.

This is the last week to comment on what should be covered by the cross-government long term conditions strategy - the deadline for comments is 15 June.

The FSA has published final guidance on long-term care advice that states independent firms will not be required to hold the relevant qualification.

Long term care reform needs to be both clear and sustainable if a funding crisis is to be avoided says Just Retirement.

An alliance of long-term care groups and campaigners has created a six-point plan calling for urgent and significant reform of the country's "unfair system".

Councils could save £730 million in long term care (LTC) costs if technology and remote monitoring-based solutions are deployed.

Nearly 60% of oldest believe individuals should pay for at least 50% of long term care costs, Partnership has found.

The long-term care (LTC) sector will be "too niche" to benefit from an RDR-driven increase in specialist advisers, a long-term care specialist has said.

The Dilnot Commission's recommendations on long term care (LTC) are not the only course of action and the Government is being overly criticised in the run up to next month's White Paper on social care, Partnership has said.