Offering care services across England, we enable our clients to live safely and independently at home. We care for the elderly and support young adults and children. Our specialisation is in nursing and complex care services.
Offering care services across England, we enable our clients to live safely and independently at home. We care for the elderly and support young adults and children. Our specialisation is in nursing and complex care services.
With over 75 years of experience in providing life-changing support across England and Scotland, we know that the cost of home care is a point of concern for many people and their families. This is why we strive to provide transparent and easy-to-understand pricing so that you know exactly what’s included in your visiting care package.
Our visiting care services are one of the most cost-effective ways to receive the support your loved ones need to continue [...]
At Prestige Nursing & Care we have been helping families up and down the country to understand how they can finance home care, whether that is through funding available to them, or financing initiatives that can contribute to the cost of care.
If you are living with a [...]
At Prestige Nursing & Care we have been helping families up and down the country to understand how they can finance care, whether that is through funding available to them, or financing initiatives that can contribute to the cost of care.
If you need care and support for day-to-day tasks [...]
With the general election fast approaching and the launch of party manifestos, we have seen a renewed interest in social care and the ongoing debate on its funding.
First came Labour, who revealed that it would introduce a ‘National Care Service’, promising an additional £8bn for social care over the lifetime of the next Parliament. The manifesto also pledged to increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers, bringing it in line with Jobseeker’s Allowance.
This was swiftly followed by the Conservative’s manifesto announcement, which revealed plans for all care costs to be assessed against an individual’s total assets, including their home, [...]
The recent announcement of a general election came as a surprise, and Theresa May’s decision to hold one as soon as June left of her political opponents scrambling to fill their manifestos. The dominance of Brexit on the political agenda has naturally meant it has taken centre stage in the run-up to the election. However, the fact is there are many social issues aside from Brexit that require urgent attention – not least the dire state of the country’s social care sector. Here are the three key policy areas the next government must focus on:
A solution to social care funding
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For many in retirement, the question of paying for care is one of some consideration and often the biggest asset held is the home. Often, however, this isn’t a readily available source of funds. Most don’t want to sell the home to provide funds for care and the elderly individuals concerned are often keen to stay in familiar surroundings where they are most comfortable.
One option to help finance care but that is often misunderstood is the area of equity release. Equity Release is an area of personal financial [...]
Every year Prestige Nursing + Care undertakes a study into the cost of a care room in a care home – and each year’s results are more alarming than the last. This year’s study found that an average room in a home increased a massive ten times as fast as pensioners’ incomes did – which is more than twice as much as the rate a year earlier.
Over the last year, the annual cost of a care home increased by £1,536, while pensioner incomes rose by just £156 in the same period. The annual cost is therefore now £30,926 – the [...]
Having a will is important at any age, especially if you have a large estate. But it becomes even more important as you age. Despite this, it is one of those things that people end up putting off. As a result, many elderly people realise that they don’t have a will in place for when their time comes.
This can lead to panic and stress, so it makes sense to write a will as early as possible. Here’s what you need to know to help your elderly relative sort out a will.
What happens [...]The latest Care Act Newsletter from West Sussex County Council came out recently, and in it there was some important news surrounding the proposed cap on care costs that the government pledged to bring in before the election.
The cap was set to come into effect in 2016, but it has now been postponed until April 2020. So why has this happened?
Care Funding Reforms DelayedThe reforms to the way that care is funded were an important part of the government’s plans before the election. The plans include a £72,000 cap on the cost that people pay [...]
NHS crises could increase without the protection of social care funding as thousands of vulnerable people risk missing out on vital services.
A recent article in Public Finance explains that local government leaders have called on Chancellor George Osborne to use next month’s Budget as a way to put social care funding on a ‘sustainable financial footing’. Specifically, the Chancellor is being urged to protect the funding in order for councils to better support the NHS. This winter has shown first-hand the problems that come with an underfunded social care system, which places added pressure on an already stretched NHS. [...]
