Practical Information for
Every Stage of the Care Journey
Clear, independent guidance to help families understand care, funding, assessments and the decisions that come with looking after someone you love.
Free Care Assessment Tools
Sometimes the hardest part is knowing where to begin. Our interactive tools help you understand your situation and identify possible next steps.
Find the Right Care Home
Explore what type of care may be most appropriate based on your loved one’s health, mobility, medical and daily support needs.
Start the assessment →Respite Care Checker
Explore whether respite care could help, the options available and what you may need to consider before arranging it.
Start the checker →Continence Assessment
Work through practical questions about continence needs, products, support and potential funding.
Start the assessment →CHC Decision Support Tool
Explore the areas considered during an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment using our free interactive tool.
Start the assessment →Care Guidance Hubs
We’ve brought related information together so you can find the answers you need without having to search through hundreds of individual articles.
Respite Care
Support for people who care for someone else.
Understand respite care, when it may be appropriate, how to arrange it, what it costs and what happens when you need help urgently.
Continence Care
Practical help with a subject many families find difficult.
Understand continence support, products and funding, including who may be responsible for paying for pads, catheters and other continence products.
NHS Continuing Healthcare
Understand CHC and prepare with confidence.
Learn how NHS Continuing Healthcare works, what happens during assessment and how families can prepare evidence and understand the decision-making process.
Care Homes
Make one of the biggest care decisions with confidence.
From understanding different types of care to comparing homes, asking the right questions and understanding fees, our guides help families make informed decisions.
Dementia Resources
Practical guidance for families supporting someone living with dementia — from understanding environments and communication to navigating the move into care.
Practical Questions Families Ask
Care doesn’t fit neatly into categories. Explore guidance on some of the other issues families commonly encounter.
Care Home Fees
Understand what care home fees cover and what families should consider before agreeing to pay for care.
What Do Care Home Fees Pay For? →Falls in Care Homes
Understand why falls happen and why prevention is such an important part of good care.
Read the guidance →Food & Nutrition
Food is about more than nutrition. Explore why taste, dignity and enjoyment still matter in care.
Read the guidance →Mental Capacity & Consent
Understand the Mental Capacity Act and what it means when decisions need to be made about someone’s care.
Read the guidance →Care Home Standards
Practical information to help families recognise good care and understand what to do when something feels wrong.
Explore care guidance →Respite & Dementia
Understand how respite care can sometimes help when supporting someone living with dementia.
Read the guidance →Start With a Free Assessment Tool
You don’t need to understand the whole care system before you take the first step. Choose the tool that best matches your situation and we’ll help you work through it.
Clear Information. Confident Decisions.
Our resources are designed to help families understand their options, ask better questions and make informed decisions about care.
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