Care advice for families

Plain-English guides on arranging and paying for care, support for carers, dementia, health, legal planning and getting around. A new guide is added every day. Each one is written with the help of AI from NHS, GOV.UK and leading charity guidance, and fact-checked against those sources before it goes live.

First guides coming soon

New guides are on their way. In the meantime, the care cost calculator and our rights and benefits guide cover the money side of care.

What would care cost?

Our free calculator estimates the weekly cost of care at home and whether the council is likely to help pay, using 2026/27 rules for every part of the UK.

Use the care cost calculator Your rights & benefits

Ask any question about care

Plain-English answers about care anywhere in the UK, using 2026/27 rules and figures for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It gives general guidance, not advice. The council’s free assessment is the final word.

Nothing you type here is stored by us. For anything urgent, call 01642 918142 or your council.