Care Fee Planning

We can protect you and your family and provide certainty for the future.

Care fee planning - What should you consider?

Healthier living and better access to medical care means that in today’s society people are living much longer which in turn is leading to an increase in the number of people requiring assistance with their care in old age therefore it’s becoming increasingly more important to get later life planning in place.

Planning for care home fees now will give you peace of mind for the future and ensure you still have something to pass on to your loved ones.

Key Contact

Maxine Coles

Associate (FILCEx)

How can Goughs help with care fee planning?

At Goughs, we have years of experience helping people plan for their care home fees.

We will advise you on the best way to structure your assets so that you’re prepared for future costs, without damaging the inheritance you want to pass on to your loved ones.

Be certain of your future with Goughs

Specialists in planning care home fees

Popular questions about care fee planning

The strategy will be different for each family, due to their unique circumstances and views on life. Nonetheless, the best advice is to plan early and have the right legal advice.

For more information on care fee funding, please click here.

With so much uncertainty surrounding these later life issues, it’s important to have the right specialist advice, whether it’s to help navigate the complex and sometimes daunting issues of care costs and choosing a care home or understanding the legal issues around Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

If you need to enter care without any care fee planning and have insufficient funds to pay for your own care then, it could be the local authority who chooses your placement which may not be your preferred option.

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Meet the Private Client team

Alexine Moran

Senior Associate

Casey Gilroy

Trainee Solicitor

Dawn Moir

Partner (TEP)

Elizabeth Stiddard

Associate (FCILEx)

Emilie Gouzien

Solicitor

Emily Windsor

Associate Solicitor

Emma Tandy

Solicitor

Emma Taylor

Partner & Head of Private Client

Maxine Coles

Associate (FILCEx)

Samantha Pettersen

Associate Solicitor

Trish Watkins

Senior Associate (FCILEx)

Why work with Goughs?

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