Later life care plans for clients high on the agenda for advisers

The survey of 200 adviser firms revealed that seven in ten (71%) advisers ask all clients whether they plan to receive care in their home, while another quarter (27%) ask most clients. Of the nine in ten (89%) advisers who ask clients if they have preferences about where they would like to receive care, most (81%) will also go on to ask about the suitability or adaptability of their current homes for care in later life. Just Group group communications director Stephen Lowe said: "The planned introduction of new care funding rules this autumn has been delayed to after the next general ...