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Care homes
Overview
A care home is where people live and have their care needs met in homely surroundings. They can also be called:
- residential care
- residential care homes
- nursing homes
- retirement homes
They are usually for people needing more care than they could get in their own home or in supported housing.
In care homes, trained staff give you care that meets health and social care standards.
The information was last updated on: 17th April 2023
In this topic
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Care homes
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Paying care home fees
- Contract routes
- Capital limits
- Standard rates
- Personal and nursing care in care homes
- Additional charges (top-up fees)
- Personal expenses allowance and savings disregard
- Liable relatives
- Treatment of income
- Selling your home
- Treatment of your home
- Property disregard
- Deprivation of capital
- Deferred payment
- Complaints about care home funding decisions
- What to do if your care home closes
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Visiting care homes
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Paying care home fees