I am delighted to report that our recent mailing on’ Careful planning for your latter years’ has been well received by members and a number have called our help line asking for further information.
In addition, the following email was received from another member and I am pleased to be able to share it with you,
Just received your email about care. As I am currently researching care in the UK, because my husband will need a care home when I can no longer look after him, there are a couple of things I’ve learned that might be of interest.
The cost of a private care home in southern England is more like £8000 a month at present.
You need to have 2 Lasting Powers of Attorney, one for finances and one for health and welfare.
These LPA’s quite clearly state that whatever your attorney does with your money must be demonstrably to your benefit so there is less chance of unscrupulous people clearing out your funds. It’s therefore very important to get these done asap, in case you lose the capacity for making such decisions.
It’s great that you’re advising people on the Costa, had my husband not had a stroke 14 years ago we would probably be living in San Pedro now and would be very glad of the advice you’re giving.
We have since been advised that there are several UK retirement rentals company offering good quality, age-exclusive rental properties in safe and friendly communities across the UK with prices costing between £900 to £1,500 per month but it should be noted that these are often unfurnished and only available on minimum leases of 12 months.
We have since been advised that there are several UK retirement rental companies offering good quality, age-exclusive rental properties in safe and friendly communities across the UK with prices costing between £900 to £1,500 per month but it should be noted that these are often unfurnished and only available on minimum leases of 12 months.
If you are considering one of these properties then it is advisable to visit Trustpilot to read reviews by others in order to allow you to make a meaningful decision.
