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Care of the elderly news

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Postcode lottery of long term care home fees Care home fees vary by almost 50% across the UK, and are typically three times the average annual mortgage payment, reveals the first annual Saga Cost of Care Report. On average someone who requires...
UK residents are living longer in good health The length of time people can expect to live free from a limiting chronic illness or disability has increased for all countries in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Insurance needed to pay for old age care The insurance industry needs to step up and provide products to help people pay for their care in old age, the shadow minister for health says.
Not enough people ask for advice on funding care FirstStop provides advice on housing, care and finance for the elderly. 70,000 homes are sold each year to pay for care which means that less than 5 per cent of people who could possibly benefit from...
Older people forced to sell their homes to pay for care NHFA Care Advice say they are taking calls from families of older people unable to meet their care costs – caused by both delays in the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) processing applications to...
Bupa supports specialist dementia services Private healthcare company Bupa has pledged over one million pounds to help develop specialist Admiral Nursing services in England. Admiral Nurses have specialist mental health training and work to...
One in four of us will need long-term care Help the Aged point out that people do not like to think they will need long-term care. But once you reach the age of 65, there is a one in four chance that is exactly what you will need. It can...
More use equity release to fund long term care A third of equity release customers are accessing capital for long term care. Research by equity release product provider Retirement Plus highlights the growing concerns people have about funding...
Equity release must be last resort Equity release has grown in popularity over recent years becoming a more mainstream retirement solution – as rises in property values saw many pensioners sitting on large amounts of property cash.
Saga comments on the launch of FirstStop Care Advice "Saga welcomes the healthy competition provided by FirstStop. To support those struggling to deal with the complexities of the UK care system Saga created its own specialist independent care...
Survey published as new FirstStop advice service is launched As the Government works on plans to reform the social care system, a new survey reveals that two thirds of adults over 35 are concerned about the future cost of care and accommodation facing them or...