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Wondering how to fund care at home in Elmbridge, Runnymede & Spelthorne?
Finding the right carer is one decision. Working out how to afford that care is another, and it often feels just as big. Bluebird Care Elmbridge, Runnymede & Spelthorne supports families across the area with home care and live-in care, and through our link with SOLLA we can point you towards accredited later life financial advisers when you need them.
How SOLLA advisers can help
Once care is in place, many families find themselves with questions that sit outside our area of expertise. Can savings cover the fees, or will pension income need to stretch further? Would releasing money from the family home make sense? What are the tax consequences? Questions like these need a qualified financial professional, and that is where SOLLA accredited advisers come in.
The Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) is a not for profit body set up in 2008. It exists to make regulated financial advice for older people and their families easier to find and of a higher standard. Choosing an adviser with SOLLA accreditation means choosing someone whose later life knowledge has been formally assessed.
Bluebird Care Elmbridge, Runnymede & Spelthorne is a SOLLA Affiliate Member. In practice, that means we can help local families find their way to accredited advisers who specialise in this stage of life.
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How a SOLLA adviser can support you
Fully accredited SOLLA members have passed the Later Life Adviser Accreditation and commit to working in line with SOLLA’s Code of Practice. That gives you a clear idea of the service to expect. These advisers can usually help
Fully accredited SOLLA members have passed the Later Life Adviser Accreditation and commit to working in line with SOLLA’s Code of Practice. That gives you a clear idea of the service to expect. These advisers can usually help
Pension and annuity planning
Understanding how your pension pots and annuity income can be used to help meet the costs of care, both now and in the years ahead
Care home and nursing care fees
Working through the costs of a residential or nursing home place, including any upfront charges and the regular fees that follow after the move.
Paying for care at home
Finding a workable way to meet the cost of home care or live-in care, so someone can carry on living in their own home.
Equity release and other property options
Exploring whether the value in a property could help meet care costs or other later life needs, and what that would mean for the family
Wider financial planning
Care costs rarely sit in isolation. They tend to affect savings, investments, income and what is eventually passed on. An accredited adviser can look at the whole picture with you, whether you live in Weybridge, Addlestone, Staines-upon-Thames or elsewhere across Elmbridge, Runnymede and Spelthorne, and help keep your money working for you as your needs change.
Advisers can also provide guidance on tax and estate planning, helping you decide what to put in place now so that your wishes are followed and your family are better protected in the future.
To learn more, visit the SOLLA website, search for a local adviser using Find an Adviser, or read SOLLA’s Code of Practice to see the standards accredited members work to.
Bluebird Care does not provide financial advice. SOLLA is not itself regulated to give advice. This is provided by its individual accredited members, who are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Ready to talk about care in Elmbridge, Runnymede & Spelthorne?
Financial planning is one side of the picture, and the care itself is the other. Our local team can walk you through home care, live-in care and specialist support, and help you work out what would suit you or your relative best. Call us or send an enquiry whenever you are ready.
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