Menu of Care calculator
Fill in your home's figures and tick each need the resident has. The weekly fee updates as you go. All figures are editable starting estimates.
Resident
1. Your home
Annual running costs
Building
Utilities
Daily living
Non-care staff
Compliance
2. Care staff rates
3. The resident's needs
Moving & mobility
Personal care
Eating & drinking
Health & nursing
Dementia & mental health
Night care
Wellbeing
Assessment evidence and circumstances
Daily life outcomes
Record needs even if someone currently helps. For England, inability includes needing assistance, significant pain or distress, danger to anyone’s health or safety, or taking significantly longer. Record fluctuating needs and the effect on wellbeing.
Care criteria and possible support
Official sources consulted 9 November 2026. This is supporting evidence, not a council eligibility decision, benefit award or NHS assessment. Some local and devolved rules need individual confirmation. A financial assessment is separate.
Select the UK nation to see the relevant guidance.
Local rates and charging policies vary. This cost model is not a government tariff or an approved council fee. Agree the assessed care plan, contract and funding with the commissioner; do not assume a shortfall must be paid by the resident.
Ask the local health service about health-funded care and nursing support; England’s NHS continuing healthcare rules must not be applied across the UK.
Benefits and concessions to check
Record the person’s circumstances to show possible adult benefits. Suggestions are not confirmation of entitlement.
Care-home benefit rules: council or NHS funding, hospital stays and time in a care home can stop or change payments. Notify the benefit agency; existing awards and components must be checked before a new claim.