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Care homes

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Introduction to care homes

Are you considering or looking for a care home?

If so, then our 'Introduction to care homes' and 'Finding a care home' guides are a great place to start.

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Choosing accommodation

What rights local authority-funded care home residents have to choose which home they live in.

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Care home checklist

What to ask and what to look for when you look around a care home, and where to get inspection reports.

Mental capacity

Information around the legal framework to decide whether people have the capacity to make their own decisions. 
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Paying for care

What help is available?

Our guides explain the rules about local authority funding of care and explains what happens if your partner needs residential care in a care home.

We are grateful for the generous support of Dr Naim Dangoor CBE
and The Exilarch's Foundation

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Age UK Advice:
0800 169 6565

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Personal alarms

At the press of a button, a Personal alarm gives you the reassurance that help is available.

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Looking after someone's affairs

This guide explains the transition our parents may undergo when they reach a certain age and how to deal with their current affairs.

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