Long Term Care

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.

The Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support has released a summary of responses to its consultation.

Government plans to give care workers and patients more control over their care will be tested with the announcement of six trial areas.

The ABI has revealed it is opposed to a public compulsion to pay for future long-term care (LTC) needs.