Councils ignore LTC advice for self-funders

Most local authorities (LAs) underestimate the costs for providing care and the report urges them to act now to make immediate savings and create a sustainable care system for the future. Care funding provider Partnership, which sponsored the research, believes the findings showed that the scale of the problem is significant and highlighted the need for appropriate financial advice for self funders. The Independent ageing: council support for care self-funders report was produced by think tank Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and identified the lack of appropriate financial ad...