Long Term Care

There is a wide variety in the ways complaints are being handled across the NHS, primary care and social care services in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.

The government has launched an online application system for the Carer's Allowance in a bid to make applications easier.

Council long-term care care services are not being received by 80% of the two million older people in need of support, a report from Independent Age and the Strategic Society Centre has found.

The Care Quality Commission has launched a partnership with The Silver Line helpline, a free confidential service for older people.

As part of changes to its income protection, Friends Life has announced a family carer benefit.

LV= has said the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed people will be living longer and in better health highlights the need for financial planning.

Consumers may have to spend all or more of the value of their home before reaching the level of the care cap, research from Partnership has found.

Some 3.6 million over-50s are unpaid carers, research by Saga Personal finance has found.

The Better Care Fund's (BCF) early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the plan's ambitions, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

The latest data released from the 2011 census has revealed the disparities in health levels in coastal communities.