Ashley Shepherd is the founder and managing director at Over50choices. With over 30 years’ experience in financial services, he has held senior roles in building societies, banks and insurance companies.
Once you pass the age of 60 your worries are likely to be less about the inevitability of death, but the extent, length and cost of long-term care as you enter old age.
Shocking research from Royal London shows people who go in to residential care could face bills from pound;50,000 to pound;93,000 at the end of their life.
The Alzheimerrsquo;s Society points out that although there is no cure for Alzheimerrsquo;s or dementia generally,
Anyone who is paying for care and is affected by this deferral it will now be necessary to consider alternative sources of funding
The 2014 Care Act was widely hailed a landmark of British social care as it defines social care needs across Britain, however,
Should we allow those needing long term care to fund it from their pension pot tax free? Find out more
With annual costs of around pound;30,000, who exactly is responsible when it comes to paying long term care costs
Deprivation of assets is a term used to describe the process of reducing your assets to avoid them being included in a local authority means test
Inheritance tax could take up to 40% of your estate but if you need long term care the Local Authority can take everything!
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