Care Home Fees
Sometimes the home's basic fees are listed on the brochure but not always. You may be given a list of fees or they may be discussed when you go to view the home and see the matron. You should ask if there are any items for which you are expected to pay extra. Generally speaking the basic fee includes:
- care
- the resident's room
- bed linen
- towels
- meals including elevenses, afternoon tea and night drinks, etc
- laundering of machine washable personal clothing
- light and heating.
Sample Fee List for Highfield Nursing Home
| Facility | Daily fee | Weekly fee | Monthly fee* |
| Shared room per person | £63.00 | £483.00 | £2,093.00 |
| Shared en suite room (pp) | £71.00 | £497.00 | £2,153.00 |
| Single room | £73.00 | £51 1.00 | £2.214.33 |
| Single room with en suite | £75.00 | £525.00 | £2.275.00 |
| Double used as a single | £123.50 | £864.50 | £3.746.17 |
Short-term rates: (less than one calendar month) £75.00 per person per day
Absences (hospitalisation or holidays, etc)
Less than seven days - No reduction
More than seven days - 10% reduction
*Monthly fee means calendar month
Items which may Attract Extra Charges in some Homes
All homes are different and what is included in the fees of one home may be classed as an extra in another, such as:
- double rooms used as a single room
- en suite facilities
- refreshments and meals for visitors
- incontinence aids
- hiring of special equipment
- heavily dependent residents
- extra staff for one-to-one basis in special circumstances
- personal laundry and dry cleaning
- occupational therapy materials
- hairdressing
- outings
- speech therapy
- chiropody
- private consultants' and doctors' visits
- private prescriptions
- shopping
- anything else the management considers is not covered by the basic fee.
Find out what is included and what is termed an extra.
