Care charges 2025 to 2026

Weekly residential and nursing care full cost prices from 7 April 2025

Type of care	Independent	Cumberland care
Residential	£804.30	£967.82
Physically frail - residential and nursing	£908.53	£1027.04
Residential dementia	£1007.51	£1123.99
Nursing dementia	£1044.89

Interest charge reviewed six monthly in line with Government Gilt rates.

You will be given the option of paying these fees as you incur them or they can be added to the loan to be paid at a later date.

You may incur some costs in obtaining independent advice or in obtaining the documents necessary to set up the Deferred Payment Agreement.

Type of payment	Charge
Setting up a DPA - maximum charge	£257.50
Annual review	£51.50
Termination costs	£51.50
Abortive costs	£51.50

Meals charges are not means-tested. Everyone pays the same flat rate charge to the service provider.

Type of payment	Charge
Day care attendance - Meal charge in Care Services establishments only (all client groups)	£3.30

Type of care	Charge
Urban home care	£24.99 per hour
Rural home care	£27.70 per hour
Extra rural home care	£32.62 per hour
Extra care housing and supported living	£22.64 per hour
Interim care and night service	£25.58 per hour
Day care framework - Group day care	£14.52 per hour
Day care framework - 1 to 1 day care	£25.32 per hour
Off framework day care	£47.45 per session
Telecare services	£1.53 per week
Transport	£2.03 per mile (with a minimum £4.06 per journey and a maximum £30.45 per journey)
Care arrangement fee for full fee payers	£6.28 per week