Confidence in Every Care Decision
Clear, practical guidance for families navigating care, funding, health needs and difficult decisions.
Start Where You Are
Care decisions rarely happen all at once. Start with the question that feels closest to your situation and work through the journey at your own pace.
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Get Some Answers Before You Decide What to Do
Our free interactive tools help you understand your situation, identify possible options and work out what to explore next.
Care Funding Calculator
Explore how care might be funded, what you may need to contribute and which funding routes could be relevant.
Calculate care funding →Find the Right Care Home
Understand what type of care setting may be appropriate for your loved one’s needs.
Start assessment →Respite Care Checker
Explore whether respite could help and what type of break might be appropriate.
Start checker →Continence Assessment
Work through practical questions about continence needs, support and possible funding.
Start assessment →Mock CHC Decision Support Tool
Explore the twelve CHC care domains and understand the areas considered during an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment.
Start the Mock DST →Care at Home
Understand the different ways care and support can be provided at home, what to consider when arranging it, and how to recognise when needs may be changing.
Practical Guides for Important Decisions
When you need more than an article, our practical guides bring together structured information, checklists and tools to help you prepare and make informed decisions.
Complete Guide to NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
A practical guide for families navigating NHS Continuing Healthcare, from understanding the process through to preparing for assessment and challenging a decision.
- Understand how the CHC process works
- Prepare for the Checklist and Decision Support Tool
- Understand the twelve care domains
- Know what evidence can matter
- Understand decisions and appeals
Choosing the Right Care Home
A practical guide to help families compare care homes, ask better questions and make a confident decision about the right home for their loved one.
- Questions to ask when visiting a care home
- Practical care-home checklists
- Compare different homes more systematically
- Understand what really matters
- Use a structured decision-making approach
Specialist Care Guidance
Once you know the broad direction, explore the specialist information that applies to your situation.
Care Funding
Understand how care may be paid for.
Explore the different funding routes and understand the financial questions to consider before making major decisions.
Care Homes
Choose, compare and understand care homes.
From deciding whether a care home is needed to comparing options and finding one near you.
Respite Care
Get a break while keeping care going.
Understand different forms of respite care, how to arrange it, how long it can last and who may pay.
NHS Continuing Healthcare
Understand CHC before, during and after assessment.
Understand the Checklist, Decision Support Tool, evidence, assessment process and what happens when funding is refused.
Continence Care
Practical guidance about continence and care.
Understand continence assessments, support, products and the questions families often have about funding.
Practical Guidance for Families Living With Dementia
Dementia can make everyday care decisions more complicated. Our resources focus on practical issues families can understand and use.
More Care Guidance
Explore practical information covering the questions families face throughout the care journey.
Free Resources
Browse the growing Carentis library of practical care information, guidance and explainers.
Browse all free resources →What Is a Care Needs Assessment?
Understand what a care needs assessment is and what happens when someone needs more support.
Read the guide →Consent & Capacity
Understand the Mental Capacity Act and what families should know about consent in care.
Read the guide →Falls in Care Homes
Understand why falls prevention matters and what families should consider when someone lives in a care home.
Explore guidance →Food in Care Homes
Why food, flavour, texture and mealtimes matter to people living in care homes.
Read the article →Care Home Fees
Understand what care home fees can pay for and the wider financial questions families need to consider.
Explore care fees →Professional Experience. Family-Focused Guidance.
Carentis was founded by a Registered Nurse with more than 20 years’ experience across healthcare and adult social care.
That experience is used to translate complex care issues into practical information that families can understand and act upon.
You Don’t Have to Work It Out Alone
Whether you’re only just beginning to think about care, trying to understand funding, looking for a care home or simply need a break, Carentis gives you clear information to help you take the next step.