Long Term Care

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.

The private sector will find opportunities opening as the UK moves NHS secondary healthcare services out of hospitals and into community based settings, according to Laing & Buisson.

Ron Wheatcroft discusses how three reports published in September demonstrate the difficulties in funding an ageing society.

Almost 30 million protection policies were in force last year with consumers receiving over £32m per day in benefits, according to the ABI.

Almost three quarters of people aged over 55 believe paying for long-term care (LTC) should not be an individual's responsibility, Aviva research suggests.

The Liberal Democrats have passed a policy motion to urge the government to accept the recommendations in the Dilnot Report on long term care (LTC).

Earlier this week the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) released a report declaring the public was massively disconnected from the reality of long-term care (LTC) costs.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned the government that people using personal budgets to fund their social care need more support and greater protection from provider failures.

MorganAsh has officially launched Tele-Interviewing service for impaired annuities and is considering long term care market entry.

The public is unaware of how much long-term care (LTC) actually costs with half the population believing it is free at the point of use, new research has found.