Arranging care in Coventry
Coventry City Council is the local authority for the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, covering neighbourhoods from Earlsdon and Cheylesmore to Foleshill, Tile Hill, Binley and Walsgrave. As a Metropolitan Borough, the council is responsible for adult social care across the whole city, so families do not need to navigate separate district councils when they start to look for support for an older relative or a disabled adult.
The starting point is usually a call to the council's adult social care team, who arrange a free needs assessment. A social worker or assessor looks at day to day tasks, mobility, safety at home and the support already provided by family and friends, then recommends services such as home care, a move to residential care homes, or specialist nursing homes for those with complex medical needs. If the assessment identifies eligible needs, Coventry City Council will then carry out a financial assessment to work out how much, if anything, you contribute towards the cost.
The local care market
Coventry has a sizeable care market for a single city, with around 213 CQC registered care homes across the area. That gives families a genuine choice between smaller family run residential care homes in quieter suburbs and larger nursing homes closer to University Hospital Coventry, so you can usually find something within visiting distance of loved ones.
Paying for care
How care is paid for depends on the financial assessment and national capital thresholds. Those with savings and assets above the upper threshold generally fund their own care, while people below it receive council support towards fees, sometimes topped up by Attendance Allowance, NHS Continuing Healthcare or a deferred payment agreement secured against a property.
As a rough guide for Coventry, home care tends to run at around £20 to £25 per hour, residential care homes typically cost in the region of £900 to £1,200 per week, and nursing homes usually sit between £1,100 and £1,500 per week depending on the level of clinical care needed. Coventry City Council can talk you through the options once your assessments are complete.
