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    Download The Handbook For Long-Term CareDo you need help with planning long-term care for yourself or a relative?

    BlueSKY has partnered with Symponia, the organisation for care fees planning specialists, to produce The Ultimate Care Fees Planning Handbook, a guide for long-term carers.

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Download The Handbook For Long-Term Care

Financial Planning For Long-Term Care:
Coming to Terms With Change

The process of finding suitable care and sorting out the legislation, not to mention helping your loved one come to terms with the significant changes to their lifestyle can be extremely hard. Add to this the emotive, and often confusing, financial situation and it is not surprising to learn that many people feel tired, stressed and worried at a time like this.

Practical Advice for Carers

Once you know that the person can no longer live independently, you need to adopt a level of pragmatism.

Sometimes the only known option might not be the best solution. A move into a care home is a huge step, sometimes it will be the better choice for everyone concerned, but for others, staying at home and buying in care will present a more bespoke answer.

    Your options may include:
  • Staying at Home
  • Live-in care
  • Sheltered Accommodation
  • Close Care

Download The Handbook For Long-Term Care

You can find out more about these options including extensive details of the costs you can expect in planning for long-term care, the legal considerations you will need to know about and much more by downloading our free 27 page booklet The Ultimate Care Fees Planning Handbook, a completely independent and easy-to-understand guide to planning long-term care for yourself or others.

This indispensible booklet includes a check-list that will help you know what to look for when you are considering care homes, an in-depth real-life case study of one family's experiences in raising funds for long-term care, advice on how you can make the most out of property investments, up-to-date information on the latest legislation affecting long-term carers, what you can and cannot expect from the NHS, our Top Ten Tips for families contemplating long-term care fees and a lot more.