Agreed, but productivity doesn’t necessarily require payment, although there ought to be recompense for family members providing unpaid care. Also agree about dementia care. Often, family carers don’… (View Post)

That was one of the best Para Handy stories, and a change from high jeenks in Inverara’! (View Post)

My experience when I was working as an IFA was that long term care insurance was expensive and a very limited market. What about a compulsory 1p on Income Tax for over 50s, to fund it. It could be ca… (View Post)

Pay a realistic carers allowance that fully reflects the cost to the family member providing the care, up to and including the cost of stopping work to provide full time care to a relative. At presen… (View Post)

I have never understood the logic behind elderly people scrimping in retirement in order to leave a legacy to their children who in most cases don’t need it and don’t want it. If you have the funds t… (View Post)