Long Term Care

Partnership has warned the coalition government's spending review will have a ‘profound' effect on the funding of long-term care (LTC).

Cash strapped councils will increasingly shunt costs for long-term care to users and the NHS, according to Laing & Buisson.

Research from National Friendly has revealed the severity of the escalating long term care issue, with most people unaware of their options.

Older people are overwhelmingly failing to plan for later life and haven't woken up to the impending care crunch, according to new research

Few people recognise the huge challenge of funding long-term care that faces them as greater responsibility is handed over by the State, warns Swiss Re.

Retirement Planner's Helen Morrissey also chaired an online Conjecture debate on long-term care.

The cost to the State of people running out of funds to meet their long term care costs will treble to £2.75bn in England alone over the next 20 years, according to Partnership.

Bupa promises new products will be launched in the next six months and into 2011 as it announced a steady performance for the first half of 2010.

Chris Horlick on why financial advisers are missing out on providing long term care advice.

The Government Commission on the funding of care and support long-term should not consider paying for long term (LTC) care solely through general taxation a think tank has found.