Guides · Updated November 2026
Care guides
Plain-English guides to arranging care in England: what it costs, how to pay, how to choose a provider and what the council must do. Written from official guidance and the CQC register.
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- Elderly Care · 99
- Personal Care · 15
- Carer Support · 48
- Overnight Care · 11
- End-of-Life & Palliative · 28
- London · 99
- Care homes · 124
- Live-in Care · 15
- Alzheimer's & Dementia · 50
- Reablement · 16
- Respite for Carers · 16
- Regulation & Quality · 62
- Cost & Funding · 146
- Retirement living · 22
Carer Support
Sandwich carers: support for caring for parents and childrenSandwich carers look after dependent children and an older or disabled relative at once. This guide covers ONS figures, the benefits that may help…
Carer Support
Unpaid carers in the UK: key facts and statisticsThe 2021 Census counted about 5.0 million unpaid carers in England and Wales, and about 1.5 million gave 50 hours or more a week.…
Carer Support
Being a carer for a family member or parent: what to knowIf you regularly look after a family member you are a carer, with the right to ask for a free carer's assessment and possibly…
Carer Support
Caring for elderly parents: tips, advice and where to find supportStart by asking the council for a free needs assessment, put legal and money arrangements in place early and protect your own health with…
Care homes
Why are care homes so expensive? Where the money goesCare homes are expensive mainly because they must staff every hour of every day. Wages, nursing, regulation and council fee gaps that self-funders help…
Cost & Funding
What is Pension Credit and are you eligible? (2026/27)Pension Credit tops up the weekly income of people over State Pension age to £238 (single) or £363.25 (couple) in 2026/27, with extra amounts…
Cost & Funding
Benefits for pensioners over 70: what you may be missingPensioners over 70 may be able to claim Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, the Winter Fuel Payment and Council Tax help on top of the…
Cost & Funding
Can my son or daughter keep living in my house if I go into care?In England, your home is ignored in the care home means test if a qualifying relative lives there, such as a son or daughter…
Cost & Funding
Do you have to pay for care if you have Parkinson’s disease?A Parkinson's diagnosis does not make care free in England. Care is NHS-funded only through continuing healthcare, which depends on assessed needs; otherwise the…
Cost & Funding
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults: who still gets itAdults cannot make new DLA claims. DLA continues for people born on or before 8 April 1948, while others will be invited to claim…
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