Find out how your local council and the NHS can help you pay for a place in a care home.
This section explains the rules for working out how much you have to pay towards the cost of your care. It also looks at some common problems people have with getting local council funding.
Information on choosing and applying for a place in a care home is given in our free advice leaflet Care Homes.
The rules on funding your place in a care home are very complicated. Unfortunately we cannot discuss every possible situation in this section. If your circumstances are not covered here, please get further advice from SeniorLine.
