Swindon Borough Council

Adult social care contact details, funding information, and care home listings for Swindon.

Arranging care in Swindon

Swindon Borough Council is the unitary authority covering the town of Swindon and its surrounding villages in the South West of England. As a unitary authority, Swindon Borough Council is responsible for all local services in one place, including adult social care, which means families have a single point of contact when they start looking for support for an older relative or a loved one with a disability.

The first step is usually to contact the adult social care team at Swindon Borough Council and ask for a needs assessment. This assessment is free and available to any adult who appears to need care, regardless of income or savings. A social care professional will look at daily tasks, mobility, safety at home and any support already in place, then recommend options that could range from help at home through to a move into residential care.

Paying for care in Swindon

If the needs assessment shows that care is required, Swindon Borough Council will then carry out a financial assessment to work out how much, if anything, you need to contribute. National capital thresholds apply, so people with savings and assets above the upper limit are usually expected to fund their own care, while those below may receive help from the council. Families can also explore NHS Continuing Healthcare, deferred payment agreements, attendance allowance and, where appropriate, direct payments to arrange support in a more personalised way.

As a guide, weekly costs across the area tend to sit at around £600 to £900 for home care depending on hours needed, roughly £1,100 to £1,400 for residential care homes, and £1,300 to £1,700 or more for nursing homes where registered nursing input is required.

Choosing a care home locally

Swindon has a good range of provision, with around 101 CQC registered care homes across the borough. That gives families a genuine choice between smaller family run residential care homes, larger purpose built settings and specialist nursing homes for dementia or complex needs. Taking time to visit two or three, checking the latest CQC report and speaking to staff and residents will help you feel confident in the decision.