The recent case of Scarle v Scarle highlights the importance of a carefully drafted Will to ensure that your testamentary wishes are clear and loved…
There is mounting evidence that there is a Dementia Care Crisis. As discussed in our earlier blog “What is the cost of social care and…
Who would you trust to manage your finances or make medical decisions for you if you lacked the capacity to do so yourself? Lasting Powers…
After reports of debts in the region of £540m at the end of December 2017, Four Seasons Health Care has gone into administration. Four Seasons…
In March 2017, the Conservative Government announced in the Budget that it would publish a Green Paper on social care and a review of the…
As all care home owners and mangers will know, inspections carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can put significant strain on a care…
If you are unable to make a decision about your own health and welfare, then who does? When planning for Later Life, most people focus…
Carers Week takes place this week (11-17 June 2018). The aim during this week is to celebrate the UK’s seven million unpaid carers by raising…
Amanda Attrell, Head of our Later Life team (and resident Dementia Friends Champion) and Matthew Moors, Dementia Action Alliance Coordinator at Age UK Brighton…
