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Care home fees: How much are they and can you get financial support?

Helping people move is stressful at the best of times, and when the person in question is elderly and they are leaving their treasured family home to go into a care home, that move is even more stressful. Then there's the question of the fees... Here we give you information about the costs to expect and how to get support.

Care home fees at a glance… what’s the damage?

How much are care home fees? On average, a resident in a UK care home pays £704 a week. In a nursing home, it’s more like £888, but the price can vary quite a bit. Where you live, what you own, how much hands-on care you need and which care home provider you choose all play a part.