Our care & retirement living blog

Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) could help make your life easier by contributing towards the cost of home care services. Check your eligibility here and start your claim. 

If you or someone in your family requires long-term care, the question of how it will be paid for (and by whom) is likely to be something which you worry about. Here, we explain the main factors which will play a part.

The cost of living crisis is a phrase that we’re all becoming more used to hearing on a regular basis. However, we might not be fully aware of what has created this difficult set of circumstances or how older people are coping with it all.

Some care homes are coming under increasing strain due to the current financial climate.


How might this impact costs for residents?

According to a recent front page article in the Daily Mail, some of us are embroiled in a scandal that costs us £21,000 a year.

But it does depend on interpretation … and understanding the facts. 

If you are a self-funding client you can choose the location of a care home or the agency you use to provide home care.