December 4, 2018 8:30 am
Did you miss Home Care Preferred Barnet’s Care Fee Planning event? We’ve rounded up the key takeaways from the evening. What is care fee planning? Care fee planning (sometimes called funding plans) are tax efficient investments enabling people needing care (or their Powers of Attorney) to buy an income for the rest of their life in order to pay for care fees. Where can the fee be applied? Care fees can be provided at home (we offer various types of support, services and live-in care options), in a care home, retirement village, a nursing home or at a hospital or hospice. What is a Power of Attorney? An LPA (Lasting Power of Attorney) is a document that allows a person, over...
May 17, 2018 4:36 pm
A report this week has come to light calling on the government to put together an advertising campaign to attract more social care workers. They say that they are struggling because of low pay & low morale. PAC chair Meg Hillier said the low regard for care work in the UK was a “source of national shame”, adding: “The sector is scraping by and without an explicit, long-term plan backed by government it could soon be on its knees. Levels of unmet needs are high and rising; short-term funding fixes are a road to nowhere and the ingrained issues that lead to high turnover in the workforce could be compounded by Brexit. We urge government to publish this year, and then...
March 20, 2018 2:43 pm
We are hosting a fantastic networking event to help raise money for Headway- the brain injury association. You will get a beautiful showcase of the most amazing candles with the profits from sales going to Headway. Plus- if anyone books a candle party to hold at their own home, the lovely host Maria will donate an extra £5 to Headway! you will also get to network the evening away! Where? The Kings Head – Winchmore Hill When? Thursday April 12th at 6.30pm Price? FREE!
October 25, 2017 4:14 pm
At Home Care Preferred we understand how daunting it can be deciding how to fund yours or a loved ones care (at what is usually an upsetting and stressful time). Deciding the best way to fund support can be extremely confusing and hard to navigate if you don’t know the ‘in’s and out’s’ of the industry, which can often lead to families making ill informed decisions. To tackle this, we are pleased to announce we will be hosting a series of one to one advice clinics were the public can access expert advice from a professional Independent Financial Adviser who is accredited in the later life advisory sector. We will be collaborating with SOLLA qualified St James’s Wealth Management Partner...
November 8, 2016 2:12 pm
Care for elderly people living at home is being underfunded by £513m, according to the latest estimate by the United Kingdom Home Care Association. They state the findings provide evidence that the viability of state-funded home care services is at risk. The new figures follow on from the Care Quality Commission warning earlier this month that the sector was at ‘tipping point’ with cuts leading to more pressure on hospitals and consequently deteriorating performances. The UKHCA, representing home care providers who are mainly in the private and voluntary sectors under contract to local authorities, claims the funding deficit puts care for more than half a million people who are supported at home at a large risk. It has renewed calls...
October 18, 2016 12:26 pm
People concerned about the cost of care are invited to a presentation at Enfield Golf Club on Thursday 27th October. Experts in wills, care fee planning and lasting powers of attorney will be amongst the guest speakers at this free to attend event. This is a very informative event that can help those looking to fund care for themselves or loved ones to understand what benefits they are entitled to and how best to fund their care, maybe through a combination of benefits and personal assets and savings. The running order of the event is as follows: 11am: Arrive Tea/coffee 11.45am: 1st speaker – Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney ( Barnes & Partners Solicitors) 12.15pm: 2nd speaker- Care Options...
