Long Term Care

A firm of solicitors which claimed people who need their homes converted to live independently must use a law firm for advice has been slapped on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Long term care (LTC) insurance products will remain niche in spite of a growing need unless people are forced to buy them, the OECD said.

Long-term care is one of those social policy issues that has always been in the ‘too difficult' box.

Late last year we saw potential for a resurgence of interest from insurers into long-term care funding. Peter Barnett looks at what's happened since then

The nation's care system will become overwhelmed in the future unless major investment is introduced by the government, according to new research.

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.

A man has been awarded £27,000 after his local primary care trust (PCT) wrongly assessed his father's long term care (LTC) needs.

Helen Morrissey asks what needs to be done to simplify the care system.

Helen Morrissey looks at the issues people face when it comes to long-term care and asks what can be done to make sure people get the advice they need