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Dec 12, 2023
Entering Care
According to Just, the UK’s largest provider of care funding annuities, the average age at which people enter residential care is 85.
Dec 11, 2023
Ask our Adviser - Enduring Power of Attorney
My mum set up an Enduring Power of Attorney around 20 years ago and as she has become frail and less mobile, I need to do more and more...
Dec 8, 2023
Care Inequality
Care home profitability is at historic lows, and with council-funded care being less profitable than the private market. The Care Quality...
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Dec 6, 2023
Christmas Jumper Day - Thursday 7th December
Put on your most Christmassy jumper on Thursday 7th December and support Save the Children.
Dec 5, 2023
Intestacy
If we die without a will, our estate is distributed in accordance with the Intestacy Rules. This means people may benefit from our estate...
Dec 4, 2023
Video Care
A care project has been awarded more than £1m of government funding to support adult services in Shropshire. The scheme will use digital...
Nov 30, 2023
The Dementia Risk
We all recognise that the risk of developing dementia increases with age. At age 65, one in 700 will be diagnosed while at age 80, the...
Nov 29, 2023
Care Home Profitability
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at...
Nov 28, 2023
Extra Cash for Winter Pressures
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid...
Nov 27, 2023
People going without care due to cost of living
Some self-funders are going without some of the home care they needed because of the cost of living crisis and increased provider fees....
Nov 22, 2023
Reduced Service Capacity
Workforce shortages have resulted in reduced service capacity. The number of registered care home beds shrank by 0.6% in the year to July...
Nov 21, 2023
Ask our Advisers - Can I buy Christmas gifts for my family when my care is paid for by the council?
Just because someone is in care and funded by the State doesn’t mean they can’t buy gifts for their family at Christmas. There are no...
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