Care Search Care Advice Job Search Industry Resources Search for Care Homes in your area... Search Advice Topics Paying for Care Types of Care Homes Legal Advice Coronavirus advice Moving into a Care Home Life in a Care Home End of Life Care Dementia Advice Learning Disabilities Physical disabilities Mental Health Associations, Organisations & Charities Local Authorities / Social Services Regulatory Authorities Care Home Advice & Nursing Home Advice This guide to care homes aims to provide you with useful information on finding a care home, the funding of care homes, care needs assessments and the different types of care homes. Paying for Care Our guide on care home funding and what financial help is available Care Home Fees Advice Who Pays for What? Care home fees and costs: How much do you pay? Benefits you can claim in a care home What are top-up fees in a care home? What is NHS continuing healthcare funding? Dementia and health needs eligibility NHS-funded nursing care (FNC): Eligibility and rates Financial assessment for care home fees Do I have to sell a jointly owned property to pay for care home fees? Can I put a property into a trust to avoid care home fees? How moving into a care home affects your pension Deprivation of assets to avoid paying for care home fees Attendance Allowance in care homes Who pays for a care home when the money runs out? Who is responsible for unpaid care home fees after death? Deferred Payment Agreements to pay for care home fees Equity release to pay for care Using an Immediate needs annuity to pay for care Types of Care Homes Our guide to the different types of Care Homes available Types of care homes What types of care are available in care homes? What is the difference between a Care Home and a Nursing Home? What is a residential care home? What are retirement villages and are they right for you? What is a nursing home? What is a specialist dementia care home? Respite care: Temporary Care Home Stays What is assisted living? Extra care housing How to find an LGBT+ friendly care home 10 advantages of residential care Bariatric care Care homes for people with learning disabilities Care homes for substance misuse: Drugs & alcohol dependence Care homes for younger adults (under 65) A history of care homes Care home stats: number of settings, population & workforce Legal Advice A whole range of legal advice including your rights, care home contracts and power of attorney Making a living will in a care home: Advance decisions and directives Power of Attorney in England and Wales Power of Attorney in Scotland Power of Attorney in Northern Ireland Deprivation of liberty safeguards in a care home Can you be forced into a care home? Can you be forced out of a care home? Can I be held responsible for my parent's care home fees? I want to stay in touch with a relative in a care home but there’s a family dispute – what do I do? Deputyship order: Fees and responsibilities A guide to care home contracts Care home quality assurance and standards How to complain about a care home in England How to complain about a care home in Scotland How to complain about a care home in Wales How to complain about a care home in Northern Ireland How to Make a Complaint Are Living Wills legally binding in the UK? Coronavirus advice Information on visiting care homes and how to stay in touch with loved ones during the pandemic Covid vaccine requirements for care home workers Guidance for visits out of care homes Coronavirus: Care home visiting guidance How to support someone with a learning disability to get the Covid-19 vaccine How and when will care home residents get the Covid-19 vaccine? Do I have the right to refuse the Covid vaccine on behalf of a relative? A guide to coronavirus (COVID-19) and its symptoms Tips on visiting care home residents in lockdown How to explain coronavirus to someone with dementia Coronavirus: Care home visiting guidance for England The Vaccine Damage Payment: Is the Covid-19 vaccine included? Coronavirus: What care homes are doing to keep residents safe Coronavirus: What care homes are doing to keep residents connected to outside world Coronavirus: How to keep in touch with loved ones in a care home People most vulnerable to coronavirus and how they can protect themselves Coronavirus: Advice for care home residents on 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' forms Coronavirus: Why care home residents should make a living will Coronavirus: End of life care for care home residents during the pandemic Moving into a Care Home Our guide on how to find a care home and how to prepare for moving into residential care Care homes: Frequently asked questions (FAQ) Finding a care home How to choose a care home for someone with dementia Care Needs Assessment When is the right time to put someone in a care home? Moving into a care home checklist: How to prepare and settle in How to cope with the guilt of putting someone in a care home Changing care homes: What to do What to pack when moving into a care home Top 10 ways to make your care home room feel like home Life in a Care Home Our guide to what life is like in a care home Who works in a care home? Staff and visiting health professionals Can I get vegan and vegetarian food in a care home? Can I get Kosher food in care homes? Life in a Jewish care home Can I take my pet into a care home? Care home innovations Care home food: Eating healthily in a care home Signs your loved one is unhappy in a care home and what to do Maintaining independence in a care home Malnutrition in older people End of Life Care Information on what to expect from end of life care What is end of life care in a care home and what does it involve? The purposes of hospice care Palliative care: what it means and who it is for A guide to Advance Care Planning Dementia Advice Our guide on diagnosis and symptoms and how to care for people with dementia Early signs and symptoms of dementia Types of dementia: Common and rare forms What is Alzheimer’s disease? What is vascular dementia? What is frontotemporal dementia? What is Pick’s Disease? What is Lewy body dementia? Ways to reduce the risk of dementia When should someone with dementia move into a care home? Difficult behaviour in dementia Caring for someone with dementia: How to cope What is Sundowning in care homes? A brief history of dementia How to speak to someone in a care home with dementia Music and dementia Dementia dolls Dementia and language What is confabulation? What is Korsakoff’s Syndrome? Top 10 memory aids and strategies to help care home residents with dementia What is young-onset dementia? Rare types of dementia Hallucinations in dementia and mental health conditions Delusions in dementia and mental health conditions Advice on coping when someone with dementia doesn’t recognise you Shadowing in dementia Learning Disabilities Information on different learning disabilities and the care and support given by care homes Types of Learning Disabilities What is a learning disability? What is autism spectrum disorder? What is Disabled Students' Allowance? PMLD: Living with profound multiple learning disabilities in a care home Personal Assistants Autism in women and girls Benefits for people with learning disabilities 2021/2022 Supported Living Physical disabilities Advice for people with physical disabilities in care Types of physical disabilities Your legal rights as a disabled person How soon can disabilities be diagnosed? What is age-related macular degeneration? What is dysphagia? What is Motor Neurone Disease? Symptoms & Treatments Mental Health Help and advice for mental well-being whilst in care Types of Mental Health Conditions What happens when you get sectioned? Admission to mental health hospitals What is it like to be hospitalised for mental health? Residential mental health care When does a mental health condition become a disability? Associations, Organisations & Charities List of leading Care Associations, Organisations and Charities in the UK that provide advice. View Local Authorities / Social Services List of Local Authorities / Social Services in the UK responsible for state care placements. View Regulatory Authorities List of Regulatory Authorities in the UK responsible for the regulation of care homes. View Frequently Asked Questions How much do care homes cost in the UK? The cost of living in a care home varies depending on where you live and what type of care you need. The average weekly cost of living in a residential care home is £704 and the average cost of living in a nursing home is £888 per week. Learn More Who pays for care home fees? Around half of care home residents in the UK fund their care themselves, also known as self-funders, and the other half are state-funded which means their care is paid either in full or partly by their local authority. Whether you have to pay the costs yourself depends on your income, savings and assets, and each country has its own threshold. Learn More Can you get help with care home costs? Each country in the UK has a threshold to paying for care, known as capital limits. If your savings and assets are worth less than this amount, your local authority will contribute towards your care home fees. For example, in England, the upper capital limit is £23.250 – if you have less than this amount, you can get help with the costs. Essentially, the less money you have, the more help you will get. Learn More Do I have to pay my parents’ care home fees? You may be worried that as next of kin, you can be held responsible for your parent’s care home fees if they can no longer pay. Unless you share joint assets with your parent, or have signed a contract to say you will pay some or all of their care home fees, you are not legally obliged to be involved at all. Further to this, your assets cannot be included in their means test when planning their budget for care. The only way you can be financially affected by your parent’s care home fees without choosing to be is that you may have a smaller inheritance. Learn More Can I visit a care home during Covid-19? With care homes being home to many people who are clinically vulnerable to Covid-19, visiting has had to be restricted to protect residents from the virus. Many care homes have adapted by creating visiting pods or setting up video calls between residents and relatives. 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