Care homes: help to find the right place
The Council can arrange and provide care homes for people aged 65 and over who are eligible for community care services.
We can also provide advice on choosing a care home if you are not eligible for community care services.
Our home finding service
Our Home Finding Team arrange care homes for older people who have their care services provided by the Council.
Find out more about who we provide adult care services for.
If we provide care services for you, we will work with you to find a care home.
If we don't provide you with care services, our Home Finding service can still advise you on choosing a care home.
We can:
- provide information about homes to meet particular needs.
- provide lists of homes and indicate current vacancies
- search for homes further afield, when required
- maintain regular contact and offer support to you
Paying for your care home
If you are eligible for care services from the Council, we will pay a fixed amount towards the cost of your care home. You may also need to make a contribution, depending on your circumstances.
See our charges for care page for further information on how we work out our financial contribution to your care.
If you don't receive care services from the Council, then you will need to pay the whole cost of your residential care yourself.
Top-up fees
Some care homes charge more than the maximum contribution that we can make.
If you choose one of these homes, then you will need to pay the difference between their fees and our contribution. This is known as a top-up fee.
Further information
Contact our Home Finding team using the details at the top-right of this page for further information.
You can also find out more about three local care homes known as the Neighbourhood Resource Centres. If you're eligible for care services from the Council, then you may be offered a place at a Neighbourhood Resource Centre.
Useful websites
You can also find helpful guides on finding a care home at the Age Concern, Counsel and Care and Direct Gov websites.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection website has inspection reports for residential homes across the UK. The Age Concern website has guides to help you choose a residential home.
Follow the links on the right to visit these websites.