Confidence in Every Care Decision
Clear, practical guidance for families navigating care, funding, health needs and difficult decisions — from understanding what someone needs to knowing what to do next.
Start With the Question You Have Right Now
Care decisions rarely happen all at once. Start with the issue you’re facing today and work through the next step at your own pace.
Not sure where to start?
Answer six quick questions and we'll help you work out what to focus on next.
Get Some Answers Before You Decide What to Do
Our free interactive tools help you understand the situation, identify possible options and work out what to explore next.
Care Funding Calculator
Explore how care might be funded, what you may need to contribute and which funding routes could be relevant.
Calculate care funding →Find the Right Care Home
Explore what type of care setting may be appropriate for your loved one’s needs.
Start assessment →Dementia Care Needs Checker
Explore the care and support needs of someone living with dementia and identify areas where additional help may be needed.
Start the checker →Respite Care Checker
Explore whether respite could help and what type of break might be appropriate.
Start checker →Continence Assessment
Work through practical questions about continence needs, support and possible funding.
Start assessment →Mock CHC Decision Support Tool
Explore the twelve CHC care domains and identify areas that may warrant closer consideration.
Start the Mock DST →Go Deeper Into the Care That Matters to You
Our dedicated hubs bring related guidance together in one place, helping families move from a general question to practical, detailed information.
Care at Home
Understand the different ways care and support can be provided at home, how to arrange it, how it may be funded and what to do when the current arrangement is no longer enough.
Explore Care at Home →NHS Continuing Healthcare
Understand CHC, the Checklist, Decision Support Tool, twelve care domains, evidence, eligibility and what you can do when a decision doesn’t appear to reflect the evidence.
Explore the CHC Hub →Palliative Care
Understand palliative and end-of-life care, what support may be available, where care can be provided and how families can prepare for important decisions.
Explore Palliative Care →When Someone You Love Needs Palliative Care
Palliative care can raise difficult questions about symptoms, support, where care should happen, who can help and what the future may look like. Carentis brings the information together in one place, using clear language for families.
Practical Guides for Important Decisions
When you need more than an article, our practical guides bring together structured information, checklists and tools to help you prepare and make informed decisions.
Complete Guide to NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
A practical guide for families navigating NHS Continuing Healthcare, from understanding the process through to preparing for assessment and challenging a decision.
- Understand how the CHC process works
- Prepare for the Checklist and Decision Support Tool
- Understand the twelve care domains
- Know what evidence can matter
- Understand decisions and appeals
Choosing the Right Care Home
A practical guide to help families compare care homes, ask better questions and make a confident decision about the right home for their loved one.
- Questions to ask when visiting a care home
- Practical care-home checklists
- Compare different homes systematically
- Understand what really matters
- Use a structured decision-making approach
More Help for Specific Care Situations
Once you know the broad direction, explore the specialist information that applies to your situation.
Care Funding
Understand how care may be paid for.
Explore different funding routes and understand the financial questions to consider before making major decisions.
Care Homes
Choose, compare and understand care homes.
From deciding whether a care home is needed to comparing options and finding one near you.
Respite Care
Get a break while keeping care going.
Understand different forms of respite care, how to arrange it, how long it can last and who may pay.
Continence Care
Practical guidance about continence and care.
Understand continence assessments, support, products and the questions families often have about funding.
Palliative Care
Support for families facing serious illness and end of life.
Explore practical information about palliative care, support, planning and the decisions families may face.
Dementia Care
Practical support for families living with dementia.
Understand dementia-related care needs, practical support and the decisions families may face as needs change.
Understanding What Someone With Dementia Needs
Dementia can make everyday care decisions more complicated. Our free Dementia Care Needs Checker helps families work through the areas where support may be needed.
More Care Guidance
Explore practical information covering the questions families face throughout the care journey.
Free Resources
Browse the growing Carentis library of practical care information, guidance and explainers.
Browse all free resources →What Is a Care Needs Assessment?
Understand what a care needs assessment is and what happens when someone needs more support.
Read the guide →Consent & Capacity
Understand the Mental Capacity Act and what families should know about consent in care.
Read the guide →Falls in Care Homes
Understand why falls prevention matters and what families should consider when someone lives in a care home.
Explore guidance →Food in Care Homes
Why food, flavour, texture and mealtimes matter to people living in care homes.
Read the article →Care Home Fees
Understand what care home fees can pay for and the wider financial questions families need to consider.
Explore care fees →Professional Experience. Family-Focused Guidance.
Carentis was founded by a Registered Nurse with more than 20 years’ experience across healthcare and adult social care.
That experience is used to translate complex care issues into practical information that families can understand and act upon.
You Don’t Have to Work It Out Alone
Whether you’re only just beginning to think about care, trying to understand funding, looking for a care home, supporting someone with dementia, or facing palliative care decisions, Carentis gives you clear information to help you take the next step.