This isn't another Coronavirus update, but welcome news of the new rates of Funded Nursing Care (FNC) for residents of Nursing Homes.

FNC was set at £165.56 a week in April 2018 and remained at that level until now.  However, the NHS has announced that an 8% rise to £18...

We have now updated the rates for State benefits on our website to show those that apply from April 2020.  There is no news on the NHS Funded Nursing Care rate, but I'm guessing they have other things on their mind at the present time.

A number of clients have contacted me over the past week because their relatives in hospital have been issued with a compulsory discharge notice and they are forced to find a care home quickly.  The NHS are issuing these to clear their wards for the anticipated wave of...

We want to continue to be available to help you during the Coronavirus outbreak and have made some changes to our service to enable this.

We will no longer be offering home visits or meetings at our offices.  Instead, we have set up an online video meeting tool to allow...

It's a tricky time to be making important decisions.   Much of the country is in lockdown, financial markets have fallen and the NHS is already under immense strain.

It would be easy to put off big, difficult decisions but if you need care or you are looking after...