103. Navigating Care Home Fees

In this episode of the Women & Money Cafe podcast, hosts Michelle and Julie dive into the complex world of care home fees. Join them as they discuss key facts and strategies for managing the cost of care, including options for funding, negotiation techniques, and the potential benefits of annuities. Get expert advice on navigating the care system, as well as tips on working with financial professionals and understanding the thresholds for paying for care.

Areas covered in this episode include:

- Funding options for care, including self-funding and state benefits
- The benefits and considerations of purchasing annuities for care funding
- Negotiating care home fees and strategies for reducing costs
- The importance of long-term financial planning and working with professionals
- Understanding the thresholds for paying for care and fee increases
- Exploring available state benefits, such as attendance allowance



YOUR HOST

Julie Flynn is an experienced independent financial adviser and financial coach. Justice and equality drive Julie. Which is why she’s spent years studying and researching how stress affects our financial decision making.

Julie is best known for her work with women who have lost their partner and coaching financial services business who want to implement fair and transparent charges.
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CO-HOSTS
Emily Pool is a Financial Planner and Will Writer. She is passionate about empowering people to invest their wealth (pensions and savings) sustainably and in line with their personal values.

Michelle Lambell  started her career in financial services as a Stockbroker in 1999 undertaking both advisory and discretionary investment management. Today she is a Chartered Financial Planner, specialising in retirement planning advice, pensions and investments and a Certified Financial Coach. 

Sara Walker is a financial planner and financial coach with 33 years’ experience in financial services. She wants all women to feel financially confident and uses her professional and life experiences to support and educate women over 40 so they in turn feel able to support and be role models for the younger women in their lives.

Jennifer O'Neil is a mortgage and protection specialist and director of Athena Mortgages. Having been in the industry since 2014 Jennifer decided to set up a company in 2020 that suited her core values as a broker – integrity, service, honesty and continuous improvement.
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