Long Term Care

The Government will no longer remove the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance for people in residential care.

Local authority social care services face a funding gap in excess of £1bn by 2015, according to The King's Fund.

Bupa grew its overall revenues and underlying pre-tax surplus by 9% last year.

IFA Eldercare and equity release specialists Laterliving have signed a working relationship agreement in expectation of changes in the care funding system.

Only 3% of councils point residents towards appropriate financial advice despite rising long-term care costs, a new study has revealed.

Consumer insurance for long-term care (LTC) will not solve the problems of social care funding in England and Wales and a hybrid public-private partnership model should be explored instead, according to a new report.

Cuts to long-term care funding could lead to a shortfall of almost 100,000 care home beds over the next ten years, according to a new study.

Three-quarters of over-50s expect the government to pay for all or most of their long-term care needs, research suggests.

The asset threshold over which individuals cannot access state help with long term care (LTC) bills has been frozen at £23,250 until 2013.

Poor knowledge of the system of lasting powers of attorney (LPA) has left many pensioners seeking long-term care facing delays and other problems, solicitors say.