New Beginnings
With spring well and truly in bloom and summer just around the corner, it is a great time for new beginnings. Many [...]
The Post-Covid Care Landscape
As we emerge post covid together with all the associated lifting of restrictions, not only does this bring a sense of relief, [...]
Government Social White Paper
On 7 September 2021, the Prime Minister announced £5.4 billion for adult social care reform over the next three years funded in [...]
Social Care Proposals – Fresh from Downing Street
The Government have recently created a new set of proposals in order to deal with a funding strategy for social care. On [...]
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Orders – What they are and how they work
For those of you who support and visit loved ones in hospital or care homes, you may have been asked or informed [...]
Court of Protection applications – expensive, lengthy, and avoidable by future planning
Looking after a loved one who is losing their mental capacity is a challenging time. It can become even more stressful if [...]
Appointing an Attorney for Health, Welfare and Property & Finance
It is at last possible to not only see your loved one in a care home, but they are also allowed to [...]
An insurance policy for when the need arises
What happens when there is no one to look after your interests and in particular, decisions regarding your health and where you [...]
Caring and care givers during the pandemic
None of us could ever have envisaged the catastrophic effects of being unable to see or touch our loved ones – certainly [...]
Care Funding Resources 2020-2021
Discussing the payment of care costs at any stage in life can be difficult, but as the demands upon both the Health [...]