UK CARE FEES · REAL COSTS
The brochure smiles.
The bill does not.
Real UK care home and home-care fees, shared anonymously. The one price nobody will tell you until you enquire. See what families actually pay, per week, area by area.
What Britain actually pays
Every number below is a real price: a published price, or a bill someone actually paid. Click through for the full spread.
| Procedure | Prices | List vs paid spread | List | Paid | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dementia care | 14 | £1,582£1,343–£1,767 | £1,050£960–£2,000 | −£532 | |
| Home care (hourly) | 14 | £30£24–£32 | £23£13–£26 | −£7 | |
| Live-in care | 9 | £1,603£1,210–£2,125 | £1,150£800–£2,000 | −£453 | |
| Nursing care | 14 | £1,400£930–£1,759 | £1,650£900–£2,200 | +£251 | |
| Residential care | 15 | £1,205£806–£1,548 | £1,000£650–£1,500 | −£205 | |
| Respite care | 11 | £1,481£1,377–£1,600 | £2,000£1,100–£2,500 | +£519 |
Two bars per type of care: the pale bar is the advertised list price spread, purple is what people actually paid, on one shared scale (£13 to £2,500, logarithmic). Delta is the gap between the two medians. Hover for the numbers.
How it works
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Why we exist“A care home will not put a price on its website, but it will happily take a four-figure weekly cheque. The numbers exist. Families deserve to see them.”