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8 December 2008
Postcode lottery causes variance of up to 50% across the
The first annual Saga Cost of Care report sets out the regional differences in care home fees in
7 December 2008
Credit crunch strikes elderly
Many elderly people are struggling to pay care home bills due the housing slump. The fall in house prices along with the state of the economy has made it difficult to sell, meaning that people are unable to release equity held within their properties. Without selling their home, many elderly people are unable to meet mounting care home bills, resulting in debts being built up which will be difficult to repay should the credit crunch linger. For full story please click here.
25 November 2008
Call for a stop to elderly having to raid their savings and sell their houses to pay for nursing home care
Hampshire County Council's Commission of Inquiry is the latest study to be included in the Government’s Green Paper on the future of social and nursing care. The problems caused by
22 October 2008
It should be the needs of the elderly rather than their savings taken into account
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has found in a report that people’s savings are still the main factor taken into account regarding how much elderly people should pay for their care. The findings will form part of the Government’s Green Paper on the future of social care, and calls for an end to the "postcode lottery" and the means-tested system currently in place. For full story please click here.
13 October 2008
£1 million cost of living for 100 years
A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forewarned that those living until the age of 100 will be forced to pay over £1million towards their living and costs during retirement. As a result of inflation and the ongoing global financial crisis, it is predicted that the overall cost of retirement will triple within 10 years. For full story please click here.
9 October 2008
Better regulation of care homes to give a better service
A new complaints system and tougher inspections are amongst the plans in the pipeline for a better regulation system of care homes. Self funding care home residents and their families will soon be able to take grievances such as disputes with care home managers, to the Local Government Ombudsman. For full story please click here.
7 October 2008
£1.6bn spent on elderly care in the last year
Pensioners in the
6 October 2008
Life made harder for dementia patients by stigma
The Alzheimer’s society have carried out a survey which shows the stigma surrounding dementia makes it difficult for patients to deal with the diagnosis of what is already a terrible disease. Certain patients documented neighbours crossing the street to avoid them, as well as distressing experiences with doctors misdiagnosing them, or even passing off their symptoms as "old age". For full story please click here.
1 October 2008
Housing market slumps results in huge interest charges for care home residents
Elderly people and their families are finding it increasingly difficult to sell their property due to the slump in the housing market, and are therefore experiencing problems in raising the cash to pay for their care home fees. This means they are missing payments to the care homes, who are then charging interest on these missed payments at higher than normal mortgage rates. For full story please click here.
28 September 2008
Are we saving enough for our old age?
Long-term care in old age will be required by one in four of us, yet we do not seem to be saving for this eventuality. With costs for care averaging around £25,000 a year, it seems that saving for the future is imperative. For full story please click here.
14 November 2008
Prestigious award for Hugh James and Cardiff Law School
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