Dilnot Commission

Long-term care, Dilnot and the adviser's role. Paul Robertson discusses all this with Partnership's Chris Horlick.

Almost three quarters of people aged over 55 believe paying for long-term care (LTC) should not be an individual's responsibility, Aviva research suggests.

The public is unaware of how much long-term care (LTC) actually costs with half the population believing it is free at the point of use, new research has found.

Older people taking up personal budgets often face cuts to the level of care they can afford and are forced to do so because it is the only way they can continue to use their familiar care worker, according to new research.

The Dilnot Commission may have come up with a workable solution to the adult social care problem but, as Peter Barnett explains, it has to get past the politician.

The publication of the Dilnot Report provides a once in a decade opportunity to arrive at a fair care funding system.

Self-funding long-term care residents could still face a bill of almost £200,000 for four years in a residential home under the proposed Dilnot Commission reforms, according to Partnership.

The Dilnot Commission report, set up by the Government to recommend a fair and sustainable funding system for adult social care in England, is to be welcomed.

The Dilnot Report on care funding today suggested its recommendations, if adopted, could kick-start pre-funded products in the long term care (LTC) market.

Spending on social care of older people is set to be slashed by more than 8% this year and could accelerate the collapse of a crumbling system, Age UK has said.