Funding Caring: Financing the Care of Elderly or Disabled Relatives

Finding the right funding and care options for your elderly or disabled relatives has never been easier with our expert guidance and clear, jargon-free advice. Our comprehensive resources cover everything from benefits and financial planning to disability care and foster caring, helping you make informed decisions with confidence. Funding Caring is here to help.

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Coping With the Stress of Caring for a Disabled Spouse

A recent study revealed that the stress of caring for a disabled wife or husband increases the risk of stroke substantially for the carer. Stress related sym...

Care Needs & Staying in Your Own Home

Although you may have care needs, there is a wide range of services and support available to help you continue to live independently and in your own home. Th...

Disabled: Can I Claim Funding for a Cooker?

Your first port of call to find funding to buy a suitable cooker should be your Local Authority social services department. There is likely to be funding ava...

Fully Funded NHS Care

Some people may be entitled to have their care needs fully met and paid for by the NHS. This is called fully funded NHS care. Those eligible for fully funded...

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What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?

Nobody likes to think about the realities of old age, or about potential accidents or illnesses. But the truth is that life is dangerous, and each of us coul...

Shock Report Reveals NHS Elderly Care Failings

Last month, the National Health Service Ombudsman released a damning official report that shone a spotlight on dramatic failings in healthcare for the elderl...

Care Homes: Selling Your House to Pay for Care

For many people about to enter a care home the only available option to pay for their residency in the short term is to sell their family home. Unfortunately...

Care Costs: Planning Ahead for Care Funding

Ask UK residents whether they have made financial provisions should they need to pay for care in later life and the chances are that the majority would reply...

Complaining About a Care Home: Top Ten Tips

Most care homes are well maintained and offer their residents a good level of care and quality of life, but there will always be examples of when care falls...

Guide to Being Granted Lasting Power of Attorney

Although most carers have to focus on physical aspects of their role, there may come a time when they have to take over the decision-making processes of the...

Looking After Someone Else's Financial Affairs

Caring for someone doesn’t always have to involve taking charge of their physical needs. For example, if you are responsible for the care of someone with a...

What You Need to Know About the Carer's Allowance

If you are responsible for the care of a disabled relative or loved one you may have heard about financial support called the Carer's Allowance. This is an a...

Will New White Paper on Welfare Reform Affect Carers?

The UK’s growing number of carers are in danger of being left confused by the Government’s latest White Paper that looks at the Carer’s Allowance. What...

A Guide to Employing a Carer

Many people who have a partner or spouse with care needs, choose to employ their own professional carer. Of course such a decision comes with its own complic...

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