Our News
We have a variety of news items in the care sector that offer prominent and useful information to casual and professional readers. We have worked with a plethora of UK Councils in the residential care sector and have a wide range of article placements in mainstream newspaper outlets. All news items are here to help individuals receive the care they need at a fair price.
High 50: How to check a care home’s finances
When establishments go broke, residents and families suffer. Fees specialist Ray Hart outlines how to reduce the risk. Across the UK, there are weekly news reports of residents and their families campaigning to fight care home closures. But why is it happening so often?
Older is Wiser – Funding care from your own pocket?
Older is Wiser is the social networking site for grown ups. It features 8 tips that could save you money on your long term costs. The online publication interviewed Ray Hart, the co-creator of the Valuing Care Fees Calculator to guide their readers, highlighting the key points that could save you money.
Local Government Information Unit: Review of Council Support for Self Funders
LGIU, a local democracy think tank, published a report into independent ageing. This report assesses local authority support for older people making decisions about choosing and paying for care and support In this report the Valuing Care Fees Calculator is a recommended solution for Councils in supplying information and advice to their citizens.
Community Care: Councils risk driving good social care providers out of business
Councils risk driving good social care providers out of business and propping up bad ones by making blanket cuts to the fees they pay for services, a consultant has warned. Less efficient services would be able to bear such cuts more easily than those that provide good value, said Ray Hart, commercial director at OLM Financial Management.
The Guardian: What happens when councils want to cut the cost of residential social care?
The Guardian features a report on the MyCareCosts service and the savings achieved through the reviewing of care packages, The report is under the company’s original name of OLM Financial Management.