Tools
Helpful tools
Free, easy-to-use tools to help you understand and plan for care and the funding that may be available. We add to these over time, so do check back.
Care funding calculator
Get a quick guide to the cost of nursing care and the financial support you may be entitled to, then see how funding works in West Sussex.
Open tool→Deferred payment calculator
See how you could use the value of your home to help pay for care now and repay later, with a deferred payment agreement.
Open tool→Funded Nursing Care checker
Check whether the NHS could pay a weekly contribution toward your nursing care through NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC).
Open tool→NHS Continuing Healthcare checker
See whether you might be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), where the NHS funds the full cost of your care.
Open tool→CHC Decision Support Tool guide
Understand the Decision Support Tool the NHS uses to assess Continuing Healthcare, and what each care domain means.
Open tool→Dementia signs checklist
A short, private checklist to help you decide whether it is worth speaking to a doctor about a relative's memory. Based on the AD8 screening tool.
Open tool→Is it time for care?
A gentle, private checklist for families wondering whether a loved one might need more support or nursing care.
Open tool→Cost of care estimator
Estimate the weekly, monthly and yearly cost of care at Ferndale, and see who is likely to pay once savings, property and benefits are counted.
Open tool→Book a visit
Choose a date and time that suits you, and come and see Ferndale for yourself. Meet the team and ask us anything.
Open tool→Local council & funding
Find your local council and the adult social care funding it offers, and see how funding works for Ferndale in West Sussex.
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