CarePath UK
A planning app for UK families navigating elderly care that estimates personal care costs under different reform models (NHS-style free, capped cost, Scotland-style), flags means-testing thresholds, and surfaces local authority resources in plain English.
UK adults aged 40-65 with aging parents facing care decisions and funding uncertainty
- Reform-aware cost simulator that estimates family contribution under NHS-free, cap, and Scotland-style models with current Burnham proposals as a scenario
- Means-test calculator that applies current UK thresholds to user assets and income including treatment of the family home
- Local authority finder that surfaces CQC-rated providers near the parent with wait-time estimates and self-funder versus council-funded paths
- Shared family caregiver task board for visits, medical appointments, medication schedules, and respite booking
PM Burnham is publicly pushing cross-party reform with the Casey review publishing imminently, so UK families need a planning tool that adapts as proposals become law rather than freezing under today's broken system.
Active 2026 policy moment (Casey Commission, Burnham cross-party talks) plus Google Trends 2000+ on social care income tax confirms sustained UK family search interest around reform.Burnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social care ↗The Casey Commission | Independent Commission on Adult Social Care ↗
Market is crowded with free, established UK tools: Care Toolkit (care home, NHS CHC, means test, LPA calculators all live for 2026/27), WealthR, ukcalculator, care-guide, globalcalc — the proposed reform-model comparator is the only real differentiator.Care Toolkit | Free UK Tools for Families Managing Elderly Care ↗Long-term Care Cost Calculator UK 2026 — All 4 Nations ↗
Every direct competitor is free, no-signup, ad-supported; users clearly expect these tools at zero price, making willingness-to-pay weak and forcing reliance on low-CPM ad inventory in a niche UK-only vertical.Care Toolkit | Free UK Tools for Families Managing Elderly Care ↗Care Home Fees Calculator UK 2025/26 | Weekly & Annual Care Costs ↗
Cross-party commission and PM-led reform push mean rules will keep changing across four nations, requiring constant content maintenance — but that's also the moat, since a tool that adapts to new legislation attracts repeated visits.The Casey Commission | Independent Commission on Adult Social Care ↗2026 | The Casey Commission ↗
All underlying data (means-test thresholds, regional rates, FNC, AA, CHC framework) is public and Care Toolkit proves a single dev can ship the full suite; building the reform-model scenario layer is incremental, not hard.Care Toolkit | Free UK Tools for Families Managing Elderly Care ↗