So, what should you do to prepare for care?
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Request a care and financial assessment by the Local Authority
Ensure you claim all your benefit entitlements, such as Attendance
Allowance
Request an assessment for NHS continuing care, if you think you
qualify
Enlist the help of specialist Financial Advisers
Consult Barlow Robbins about protecting your assets in relation to
care home fees, other later life issues and Inheritance Tax planning.
“The residential care market is estimated at £14 billion,
of which the private (for-profit) sector is worth £9.9 billion
and the value of the voluntary/ not-for-profit sector is
a further £1.9 billion. The public sector accounts for the
remaining £2.2 billion”
Care of Elderly People UK Market Survey 2010, Laing & Buisson, 2011/12
“Around 6.4 million people provide
unpaid care in the UK (all ages)”
Valuing Carers - Calculating the value of carers’ support.
Carers UK, 2011
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