LTC advisers should have minimum quals, says Partnership

In its response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill's call for evidence, the provider said: "We believe that local authorities should be required to refer self-funders to appropriately qualified specialist care fees advice to ensure that they do not deplete their funds and end up falling back on the state. "In the long term this would save local authorities money at a time when they are facing significant cuts to their budgets." It defined "specialist care fees planning advice" as advice on the planning and funding of care provided by an independent financial adv...