Independent care guidance · Individual needs · Fair funding
A care worker and an older woman reviewing a care plan together

Care at home and in care homes

Social Care Services

Every person is different. Their care and funding should reflect their individual needs.

Individual care needs

Daily life, wellbeing and practical support.

Evidence for fair funding

Care-home overheads and resident-specific staff time.

Review as life changes

Private records and clear outcome certificates.

1. Your home's costs

Enter running costs — utilities, insurance, food, staff — split fairly across your beds with an allowance for empty rooms.

2. The person's needs

Tick every need: transfers, feeding, catheter care, EMI, night care, one-to-one hours and more.

3. A fair weekly fee

See the real weekly cost, the staff hours behind it, and the gap against the local authority's offer. Print it for negotiations.