Free care planning tools

Calculators and checkers that answer the questions families ask first: who pays, what help is available, and where to start.

• Funding Calculator — Estimates what a person will pay towards care and what their local authority may contribute, based on capital and income under the England means test.
• DPA Calculator — Checks eligibility for a Deferred Payment Agreement and estimates how much can be deferred against a property for permanent residential care.
• DFG Calculator — Estimates a Disabled Facilities Grant for home adaptations and explains the means test and grant limits.
• FNC Calculator — Explains NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC), the weekly contribution towards nursing costs in a nursing home, and who qualifies.
• CHC Eligibility Checker — Helps families check whether a relative may qualify for fully funded NHS Continuing Healthcare based on their care needs.
• Dementia Signs Checklist — A free, private 8-question checklist based on the AD8 screening tool that helps families spot possible early signs of dementia in a relative and decide whether to speak to a GP. Not a diagnosis.
• CHC DST Guide — Walks through the Decision Support Tool used in NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments across the twelve care domains.
• Personal Assistant — Asks a few questions and returns a tailored shortlist of suitable care homes.
• Concierge — A guided questionnaire that produces a personalised, matched shortlist of care homes based on needs, location and preferences.
• Map Explorer — Lets people browse CQC-registered care homes near them on an interactive map.
• Local Authority Search — Helps people find their local council and its adult social care contacts, care funding information and local care homes.
• Financial Jargon Buster — Plain-English explanations of care funding and financial terms families encounter when arranging care.
• Care Jargon Buster — Plain-English explanations of care and social care terms families encounter when arranging care.