More background if you need it
Start with the main tool. Use these guides for the wider picture.
These links are most useful for funding, benefits, and next steps. For the main quote check, go straight to the calculator.
Care costs and funding guides
Guides to care costs, funding, and next steps in the UK
CareGauge UK helps you check whether a care quote looks fair. These external guides can help with the wider picture around care costs, funding, benefits, and next steps in UK adult social care.
Start with CareGauge UK's own care-cost pages first. Use the external guides below for wider background on funding, benefits, and next steps.
More background if you need itStart with the main tool. Use these guides for the wider picture.These links are most useful for funding, benefits, and next steps. For the main quote check, go straight to the calculator.
Support tool
Need a provider first?
Use the official regulated-provider finder for your part of the UK.
Planning tool
Paying privately for a care home?
Use the care fee planner to see how long the current funding may last and what changes if fees go up each year.
Useful guides
Understanding care costs
Use these guides to get a clearer feel for how care is priced and why totals can vary.
Social care and support guide
A current NHS starting point for understanding adult social care, support options, and what to expect.
Open guidePaying for care at home
Clear guidance on typical home-care costs, funding rules, and the questions worth asking.
Open guidePaying for a care home
A clear overview of care-home fees, what may be included, and where extra costs can appear.
Open guideUseful guides
Paying for care and support
These pages are useful if you are trying to understand funding routes, benefits, or how local support may work.
Long-term care
Independent guidance on funding care, planning ahead, and understanding the main cost decisions.
Open guideAttendance Allowance
Official information on eligibility and claims for Attendance Allowance, which may help with later-life care costs.
Open guidePersonal budgets
An NHS explanation of personal budgets and direct support arrangements through social services.
Open guideUseful guides
Independent help and guidance
If you are still working out what support is needed, these organisations can help you understand the next practical steps.