'To access this you need to organise a "care needs assessment". Once the care needs are assessed, they will carry out a financial assessment. Symptom Checklist'If there are complex health and care needs, CHC includes the entire cost of home carer visits or of a care home – and it isn't means tested,' says Lauren Pates, from Alzheimer's Society. 'The rest of the care fees will be subject to the means–tested social care system.' First, check what the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the independent regulator of health and social care services in England – says about the home, go to cqc.org.uk.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2026 07:28 UTC