estimate_care_cost
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Project what care home fees could cost: typical self-funder weekly ranges (sourced 2026 estimates rounded from published averages) × 52 weeks × years, by region and care type. The educate-only means-test notes are ALWAYS included — England's capital limits and Wales's single limit are stated as facts for education; there is deliberately no 'how much could you protect' computation, because no arrangement simply avoids care fees.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| region | string | yes | Where the care would be |
| careType | string | yes | Residential care or nursing care |
| years | number | yes | Whole years of care to project (e.g. 1, 2, 3 or 5) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"region": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"london_south_east",
"rest_of_england",
"wales"
],
"description": "Where the care would be"
},
"careType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"residential",
"nursing"
],
"description": "Residential care or nursing care"
},
"years": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"description": "Whole years of care to project (e.g. 1, 2, 3 or 5)"
}
},
"required": [
"region",
"careType",
"years"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}