Personal recommendations of care homes

Personal recommendations about nursing and residential care homes from residents and relatives are invaluable for self funders.  As a self funder you have a choice about which nursing or residential home you would like to live in and a personal recommendation from a resident or one of their relatives can make all the difference.

Comments such as "My mother has been in this Nursing Home for a year. Without a doubt, it has to be one of the, if not the best in the UK.  Is there any more that I can say, other than it ought to be a model for other similar places and that I recommend it, it's people and it's management unreservedly to anyone thinking of needing such a place".

As a self funder you are unlikely to be offered much support from social services and this is where best-care-home.co.uk provides the information that you need to make an informed decision about the best nursing, residential or dementia home that will meet your needs.

Top tips include;  taking a list of questions with you when visiting your shortlist of care homes, print off best-care-homes 'Questions to ask a care home' and take a look at our 'planning for the move' and the 'checklist of what to take with you'.

Make sure you get some professional financial advice about the best way to pay for your care.  Statistics show that only 17% of self funders seek professional advice and that up to a third of people run out of money and have to turn to social services to pay their fees.  In addition to this, speak to a solicitor about Lasting Power of Attorney - not designating somebody to act on your behalf if you lose mental capacity can seriously impact your personal affairs.