Adults putting off the hard questions surrounding growing old and care in later life risk dreams of an inheritance for their children being shattered and family left to count the cost of care home fee realities instead, according to YouGov research commissioned by law firm Irwin Mitchell.

The survey polled over 2000 of the British public on attitudes and plans for care home fees in the UK.

It revealed that at least 31 percent of parents think that elderly care home fees generally come from sources other than the individual’s estate - yet over half (65 percent) aren’t currently saving for any potential future fees an...