Graham Turner, Director of financial futures ifa limited, on how we came to have a specialist long term care division and our commitment to it.
Who cares when you need care?
As is often the case, it was personal experience that was instrumental in financial futures ifa limited setting up a specialist division dedicated to long term care and its implications in 1996. Myself and co-director David Cordle found ourselves in the situation where we both had elderly and frail parents in need of care and not able to organise this themselves.
The more we looked into things, the more complex, confusing and unfair the system seemed to be. Information was uncoordinated and people were not being made aware of their rights or the questions they should be asking? Some Social Services and NHS Primary Care Trusts appeared to be adopting dubious tactics and people were missing out simply because it was a case of "if you don't ask, or know enough to challenge a dubious answer, you don't get ... more info
Over the years futurecareassured has worked with various local authorities, charities, care home groups, solicitors and product providers to foster an exchange of information to ensure that the person that matters most, the person needing care, receives the best possible advice about paying for their care needs .... more info