Progress in shifting care for older people from hospitals to the home will become more difficult in future because of decreasing budgets and a rapidly aging population. This is the finding of a ...Read more
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Rising House Prices and Estate Planning
House prices in Scotland continue to climb – up 40% since 2009 while the Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold remains frozen at £325,000, therefore more families are unwittingly being pulled into the IHT ...Read more
Tackling Loneliness through Digital Skills
Teaching the older generation some basic digital skills such as how to email and how to use social networking sites and search engines could help tackle the loneliness that is prevalent amongst many ...Read more
Commission welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Deprivation of Liberty
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a ruling in an English case by the Supreme Court, which found that severely disabled people cannot be deprived of their liberty without proper ...Read more
Report highlights benefits of early estate planning discussions
A recent report from Canada has highlighted the importance of having estate planning discussions with family as early as possible, to help reduce the emotional impact on those left behind and ...Read more
Do we need a Minister for Ageing Society?
Relate, the UK's leading relationship support organisation, recently published an interesting report calling for a Minister for Ageing Society. The report, 'Who will love me when I'm 64?' examines the ...Read more