Long Term Care

Advice about long term care (LTC) needs is expected by 27% of consumers to be covered as part of the Pension Wise service, research for Partnership found.

Zurich has published a new guide to help people put their financial affairs in order should they or a loved one become mentally incapacitated.

The social care needs of cancer patients are not being met with 11% of patients left constantly or often housebound due to a lack of support, a report for Macmillan has found.

Bupa has chosen Age UK as its partner charity for the next two years, with the aim of raising £1m for the charity.

Industry figures believe that later life protection products will help grow the market, a new poll by The Protection Review has found.

Richard Bowden, managing director of Bupa UK has written an essay calling for the integration of health and social care.

Dementia is a growing problem in the UK. Margaret Kirby explains why advisers and insurers should pay closer attention to the Mental Capacity Act.

Buying an insurance product to fund one's own care in old age is almost twice as popular as taking out an insurance product for relatives' care needs, research for The Syndicate has found.

The government has announced a consultation on the implementation of the Care Act 2014 which contains the laws for the Dilnot cap on long-term care costs.

The ABI, Aegon and Partnership have responded to the care minister's plea for the insurance industry to offer more to people in terms of long-term care (LTC) products.