Our care & retirement living blog

Sometimes, it’s possible to avoid care home costs in Scotland. This blog explains how and why, with information to help you whatever the outcome of your care home fee arrangement.

Lots of people think that a dementia diagnosis automatically entitles a person to free social care funded by the NHS or the local authority in Bristol. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

Read this guide before you pay for your care services or your parent’s care services in Bristol. Financial support for care fees could be available. 

With longer to wait for their pension, women born in the 1950's have been unable to afford care services as well as other essentials. WASPI news updates here.

Can you be forced to give up your home to pay for care fees and is there a way to have your care paid for you by the NHS?

Great news for UK retirees as thousands of pensioners who claim the full State Pension will receive up to £900 extra a year.

Universal Credit is rising by 6.7% from April 2024. Find out how much extra you could get from the DWP to help with home care costs, rent, and food. 

Will you or someone you love benefit from the increase in NHS-Funded Nursing Care? Find the latest information on the 2024/25 rates for NHS-Funded Nursing Care (FNC) here.

Are you eligible to claim Attendance Allowance? If so, you could use the payments to pay towards the cost of home care services near you.