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Care Costs: Planning Ahead for Care Funding
Ask UK residents whether they have made financial provisions should they need to pay for care in later life and the chances are that the majority...
Care Home Fees and Your Home
For many people thinking about moving into a care home the main fear is that they will lose their home. It’s important to realise that although care home fees can...
Coping With the Shortfall in Care Assistance
The debate on how the Government should pay for care shows no signs of ending anytime soon, and families who need to fund care still find...
Equity Release to Pay for Care
Releasing equity in your home is one way which you may be able to pay your care home fees and still keep your home.
If you have been assessed by the Local...
Financial Planning for the Cost of Care When You Get Older
Thinking about when we get older, and the health problems we might have or the care we might need is never easy. However, as the cost of care is...
Giving Away Assets to Avoid Paying for Care
The decision on whether you should pay for your own care home fees, and how much you should pay, is based on your assets and capital, such as...
Guide to Being Granted Lasting Power of Attorney
Although most carers have to focus on physical aspects of their role, there may come a time when they have to take over the decision-making...
If Both You & Your Partner Need Care
As many couples are of a similar age, they may worry about what will happen to them and their property if both of them need to go into a care home. There will also...
Looking After Someone Else's Financial Affairs
Caring for someone doesn’t always have to involve taking charge of their physical needs. For example, if you are responsible for the care of...
The Essential Travel Guide for Carers
Travelling with a disabled person, or someone who needs a high level of care, can seem like a daunting prospect. Understandably many carers avoid...
Training for Carers
There are around 4.91 million unpaid carers in the UK, according to the latest figures. They may be interested in accessing training to help them in their capacity...
Using Your Family Home to Fund Care
It is a sad fact of modern life that more and more elderly or infirm people are finding themselves in a situation where they need to use their family home in order...
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?
Nobody likes to think about the realities of old age, or about potential accidents or illnesses. But the truth is that life is dangerous, and each of us could fall...
What You Need to Know About the Carer's Allowance
If you are responsible for the care of a disabled relative or loved one you may have heard about financial support called the Carer's Allowance....
Working With an Occupational Therapist
The job of an occupational therapist is to help improve the quality of life of people suffering from health conditions that affect their day to...
