Long Term Care

Long-term care is one of those social policy issues that has always been in the ‘too difficult' box.

Late last year we saw potential for a resurgence of interest from insurers into long-term care funding. Peter Barnett looks at what's happened since then

The nation's care system will become overwhelmed in the future unless major investment is introduced by the government, according to new research.

The Law Commission has released a recommendation for a statute and code of practice to pave the way for a coherent social care system.

Long-term care (LTC) has always been in the ‘too difficult' box, as successive government reviews and think tanks have advocated varying roles for the private insurance sector.

Birmingham Council's raising eligibility thresholds for adult care to "critical" have been judged unlawful.

This week the Strategic Society Centre put out a proposal for a National Care Fund to fund the personal care of older people, which could be administered and underwritten by the private sector.

Today's proposal for a public funded-private sector operated long-term care (LTC) insurance by think tank Strategic Society Centre is to be commended and condemned.

Long term care (LTC) specialist Partnership has criticised plans put forward by James Lloyd of the strategic Society Centre think tank for compulsory LTC insurance.

State and financial services can work in partnership to solve the long-term care funding crisis confronting England and Wales, according to a new report.