LTC

Private companies are to bid for contracts to run all aspects of people's long term care (LTC), including medical care, at six pilot sites, under a new Government scheme.

Failure to reform the long term care (LTC) system could force the closure of parks, libraries and public toilets the leaders of every major council in England and Wales have warned.

Following FSA warnings advisers cannot afford to ignore the care sector, annuity provider Partnership is offering advice to IFAs who want to enter the care fees advice arena.

Care homes are struggling to provide quality care for residents with complex medical conditions, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.

As the spotlight focuses on long-term care, Greg Becker asks if the French can offer a funding solution apart from immediate needs annuities.

With white papers due this year on long-term care (Dilnot Review), sickness absence and also the Treasury's work on simple products, how much explicit help (not just macro changes to benefits and the NHS) would you want the government to give the industry?...

The NHS faces a crisis of care for older people, is not caring for the elderly as well it should, and the situation is worsening, NHS employers have heard.

The Dilnot Commission has raised the profile of long-term care. Could disability linked annuities be the answer? Greg Becker investigates a Singaporean solution.

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

The publication of the Dilnot Report provides a once in a decade opportunity to arrive at a fair care funding system.