Partnership has launched a consumer website offering details on all aspects of long term care (LTC) funding, from local authority assessments through to charity helplines.
The site, payingforcare.co.uk, has a search engine to indentify an appropriately qualified financial adviser alongside a combination of a range of advice. According to Partnership, currently, while 69% turn to the internet for information on care (29m Google searches) 79% think that not enough is done to tell people about the care options available. Just 11% would contact their local authority for advice and information about care fees, with only 4% contacting a financial adviser and 3% a care home. Over three quarters (76%) do not know about any of the funding products available to f...
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