Free legal guidance on care home fee funding

Do you have a relative who is going into a care home? If so, they may be entitled to free care home funding.

Care home fee funding. Contact us for a free consultation.

We specialise in claiming back the costs of care, and in July 2025 were ranked 2nd in the UK for NHS continuing healthcare funding solicitors by the independent website ReviewSolicitors.

Our lawyers often hear people saying that the care home funding system is so unfair. We sympathise with them. Not only does the system feel unfair, it is also complex and confusing at a time when what is most required is transparency and support. However, if you have a loved one who is going into a care home or who may already be in care and you are unclear about care home fee funding, please do not despair; there is support available.

If your loved one is in a care home because of their physical or mental health needs, the cost of their care should be the responsibility of the NHS through a system known as NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding, sometimes referred to as fully funded care or CHC for short. If they are eligible for CHC, the NHS must pay their care home fees in full, regardless of their savings or ownership of property.

Unfortunately, families are not always told when funding is available, and funding decisions are often incorrectly made.

How we can help you with care home fee funding

At Slee Blackwell, we have a specialist team who can assess whether free funding for care home fees through NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding is likely to be available, and we can challenge decisions that have been wrongly made. We offer a free case assessment service and offer a range of fixed fee options, along with no win, no fee funding.

If you believe your loved one’s care home fees should be funded by the NHS and are looking for free initial guidance, then contact us for further details. You can send us an email with an outline of your case, or, you can speak on the phone to one of our specialists by calling our helpline.

We will be happy to answer your questions about Care home fee funding and talk things through with you on a free of charge, no obligation basis.

Call 0333 888 0419 or email us at [email protected]

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James McNally

James McNally was the recipient of the DASLS Solicitor of the Year award for 2024.
Picture of James McNally

James McNally

James McNally was the recipient of the DASLS Solicitor of the Year award for 2024.
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