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Care-cost calculator
How much has the care actually cost?
Enter the real weekly fee from the care-home invoice and, if you know it, the approximate month the care started. The calculation happens in your browser and the figures you enter are not submitted to us.
Updated 17 September 2026. This calculator estimates expenditure only; it does not decide NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility or whether money is recoverable.
What the number means
A large care bill is not evidence of CHC eligibility by itself
The calculator tells you approximately what has been spent. It does not tell you whether the NHS should have funded the care. NHS Continuing Healthcare depends on the person’s assessed needs and whether they have a primary health need, not the size of the invoice, their savings or the value of their property.
Nursing care
Why does the calculator mention NHS-funded Nursing Care?
For eligible nursing-home residents who do not qualify for full CHC, NHS-funded Nursing Care can contribute towards the registered-nursing element of care. The standard England rate is £267.68 a week from 1 April 2026. The way that contribution appears in the care-home fee arrangement can vary, so this calculator does not subtract FNC from the total automatically.
Read: NHS-funded Nursing Care and the difference from CHC →Sources
Current funding figures used on this page
DHSC: 2026 NHS-funded Nursing Care rate →DHSC: 2026/27 social-care charging limits →DHSC: National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care →Paid substantial care fees?
The next question is whether the NHS funding rules were applied correctly
If you have the decision letter, care dates and some records, we can identify whether the issue is a current CHC assessment, an appeal or a historic unassessed period.