{"id":375615,"date":"2025-11-18T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/?page_id=375615"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:28:55","slug":"cost-of-community-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/costs-funding\/cost-of-community-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of community care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"page-banner hero-banner responsive-banner-block_bf98d34c341a8bf84c693009a7234a3a image-focal-point-right\"\n\t\t style=\"--hh-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);--hh-mobile-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.3), rgba(0,0,0,0.3));\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-s col-lg-6 justify-content-center py-lg-11xl py-4xl align-items-lg-start align-items-center min-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-white fw-bold m-0 text-6xlarge text-shadow-hard text-lg-start text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCost of community care\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5.webp\" class=\"hero-lcp-image\" alt=\"Cost of community care\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 968px, (min-width: 992px) 968px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5-300x87.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5-1024x298.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5-768x223.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5-1536x446.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pallative-Care_2560x744_5-2048x595.webp 2048w\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">How much does community care cost?<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p>Community Care services exist so that people who need extra support are able to live as independently as possible and with their dignity preserved. Community Care can also help people to be less isolated, especially when they are living with age-related frailties, a physical or mental disability.<\/p>\n<p>Community support can also refer to lower-level support, such as popping in to see someone for a cup of tea and a chat, taking them shopping in the community, or helping them to walk their dog. Because Helping Hands have been supporting our customers to live as independently as possible since 1989, we really are considered one of the UK\u2019s foremost homecare experts.<\/p>\n<p>We offer care in our customers\u2019 own homes on both a live-in and visiting basis, meaning that you or your loved ones will be expertly supported by carers who really have a passion for the support they deliver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A smiling woman in a lavender uniform, wearing blue gloves and a name badge, chops vegetables including carrots and peppers in a bright kitchen.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row mt-lg-l mt-m\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 acf-wysiwyg-reset\">\n                <p>Our prices are always competitive and are kept transparent so that you will always know the cost of the care you\u2019re receiving. Our <a href=\"\/live-in-care\/\">live-in care<\/a> prices are comparable to what you\u2019ll pay in a residential home, however you get to remain in the place you love most and will always receive individualised, person-centred care.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"\/visiting-care\/\">visiting care<\/a> is available from just 30 minutes per week, meaning that we can design the perfect package of care for you. Our <a href=\"\/\">private carers<\/a> will be able to undertake all of your personal care, plus support your medication, mobility, meal preparation, housework, accessing the community and taking you for days out and activities.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"is-hh-subtitle\">Visiting care outline costs:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prices start from \u00a332.40 per hour for one-to-one home care<\/li>\n<li>Flexible costs for visits lasting 30, 45 or 60 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Prices depend on your location and complexity of your care needs<\/li>\n<li>Overnight care available as well as support provided during weekends and bank holidays<\/li>\n<li>Call-out fee of \u00a34.50 per visit to cover travel costs<\/li>\n<li>Free home visit from your local care specialist to assess your needs (for care lasting more than a month) and ongoing support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"is-hh-subtitle\">Live-in care costs:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Starting from \u00a31,675 per week for a single person<br \/>\n\u2022 Starting from \u00a32,125 per week for a couple<\/p>\n<p>With Helping Hands, it costs fractionally more for a couple to be cared for in their own home, whereas in a care home you\u2019d pay double. Our costs are based on your precise needs &#8211; this includes support with more complex healthcare requirements.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Paying for community care<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p>We have a team of knowledgeable customer care advisors who will be able to offer advice and guidance on helping you decipher the complicated funding and benefits options that exist. We also have lots of information on our website regarding\u00a0<a href=\"\/costs-funding\/funding-options\/\">paying for your care<\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"\/costs-funding\/costs-funding-faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a>\u00a0about care funding and how to discover if you\u2019re eligible.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible funding options<\/h3>\n<p>Care funding options may exist for you through your local authority, in addition to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/attendance-allowance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attendance Allowance<\/a>\u00a0that the government can provide and is not means-tested. It is also worth looking at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/nhs-continuing-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS<\/a>\u00a0website to discover what information they may have on care funding. The majority of our customers do pay for their own care; however, some also receive direct payments and then \u2018top-up\u2019 where necessary. Speak to your local authority and discover what benefits and funding options may be available in your area to help you pay for your care at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_10-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A woman in a purple uniform smiles and kneels on the grass, stroking a small, curly-haired dog. 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If you adore where you live and have no desire to leave then why should you, just because you require extra support at home? You may have been struggling with the natural results of ageing and perhaps you are finding everyday tasks more difficult than you used to, or maybe you have been diagnosed with an illness or you\u2019re recovering from a fall.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of your circumstances, Helping Hands can make all the difference to your daily life at home, and our amazing carers will become a good friend that you\u2019ll look forward to seeing every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Arrange community care today<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the types of care we offer at Helping Hands and the options for funding them, please call our friendly customer care team, seven days a week. Alternatively, you can contact us via our website or\u00a0<a href=\"\/about-us\/contact-us\/request-a-callback\/\">request a call back<\/a>, which we\u2019ll do at a time convenient to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_9-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"An older woman with short blonde hair and glasses smiles while knitting a grey garment, sitting on a wicker chair indoors and talking to another person whose back is facing the camera.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":319676,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"medium_featured_image":0,"small_featured_image":0,"extra_small_featured_image":0,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[762],"class_list":["post-375615","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","page_category-costs-funding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cost of Community Care In Your Area | Helping Hands<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Community Care is a popular alternative to having to move out of the home you love and into residential care or a nursing home. 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