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UK Care Home Fees: Means Testing, the 12-Week Property Disregard, and NHS Continuing Healthcare

A definitive, clinically grounded guide to UK care home funding: navigating the local authority means test, protecting property through statutory disregards, and unlocking NHS Continuing Healthcare.

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Adult social-care guidancePublisher: GOV.UK. Supports: General senior-care planning information.. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
Care Quality Commission inspection reports and standardsPublisher: Care Quality Commission (CQC). Supports: General senior-care planning information.. Last checked: 2026-09-04.