Editorial Policy

How Our Content Is Created

CareAdvocate provides guidance on care funding in England. We take accuracy and reliability seriously. This page explains how our content is produced, reviewed, and maintained.

Research and Sources

All content is researched using primary legal and regulatory sources. Our principal references include:

• Care Act 2014 and its accompanying statutory guidance
• NHS National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care (revised edition)
• NICE Guidelines relevant to care needs assessment and eligibility
• CQC Standards for regulated care services
• Local authority guidance and published policies where applicable

We do not rely on secondary sources alone. Where we reference a legal provision or entitlement, we verify it against the primary legislation or official guidance.

AI-Assisted Writing

Our content is written with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools. AI is used to help draft, structure, and refine articles. However, every piece of content is reviewed, edited, and approved by a human with relevant professional knowledge before publication.

AI assistance allows us to produce comprehensive guides efficiently, but it does not replace expert judgement. The final editorial responsibility for all published content rests with our human editorial team.

Expert Review

All content is reviewed by experienced professionals before publication. Our review panel includes:

• A legal and regulatory professional with expertise in healthcare law and care funding entitlements
• A senior social worker with direct experience of NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments and multi-disciplinary team processes
• Experienced local government social care professionals with frontline operational experience

To protect current employment obligations, individual reviewers are not publicly named while they are still employed.

Each article is checked against current NHS National Framework guidance and relevant legislation before it is published or updated. We believe transparency about who writes and checks our content is essential to trust.

Independence

CareAdvocate is fully independent. We do not:

• Accept sponsorship or advertising from care providers, financial advisers, or solicitors
• Include affiliate links or receive referral fees
• Allow commercial interests to influence our content

Our guidance is written solely in the interests of families navigating the care funding system.

Accuracy and Corrections

We make every reasonable effort to ensure our content is accurate and up to date. Care funding rules can change, and we monitor relevant policy and legislative developments.

If you believe any of our content contains an error, please contact us at hello@careadvocate.co.uk. We will investigate promptly and, where a correction is warranted, update the article and note the change.

Corrections are handled transparently. Material changes to published content are noted with a revision date and, where appropriate, a summary of what was changed.

Update Schedule

We review our core guides on a regular basis, and whenever significant changes to care funding law or policy are announced. Each article displays a "last updated" date so readers can assess its currency.

Guides covering areas subject to frequent change — such as financial thresholds and assessment processes — are prioritised for review.

Scope

Our content relates to the care funding system in England. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have separate systems with different rules. Where possible, we note these differences, but our detailed guidance applies to England only.

Contact

If you have questions about our editorial policy or wish to suggest a correction, please email hello@careadvocate.co.uk.