Short-term care in Wokingham: what the council pays
Wokingham council spent £25 per unit of ST-Max activity on short-term support to maximise independence, people aged 65 and over, below the median English council (£57 per unit of ST-Max activity). These are the council’s costs for residents it arranges care for, not a fee charged to anyone paying for themselves.
How each route pays: short-term care in Wokingham
| Route | What it covers | Wait | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council-arranged placementWokingham, short-term support to maximise independence, people aged 65 and over | Care the council arranges and pays the provider for. Councils recover client contributions from residents towards it. | Not tracked | £25 per unit of ST-Max activityWhat the council spent, not a fee to the resident |
|
| Paying the care home yourselfSelf-funding | Not trackedEach home sets its own fee and inclusions | Not tracked | Not trackedCare homes’ fees to self-funding residents are not tracked by this site | None for this row |
The council figure is what English councils reported spending per unit of ST-Max activity on care they arranged, in the DHSC Adult Social Care Finance Report. A self-funder is charged whatever the home sets, which is not published in any dataset this site reads. Ask the home for its weekly fee in writing.
What to check in a care home fee quoteWhat Wokingham reported to DHSC
| Group | Council spend |
|---|---|
| Short-term care, aged 18 to 64 | £25 per unit of ST-Max activity |
| Short-term care, aged 65 and over | £25 per unit of ST-Max activity |
The memory and cognition row is the support reason councils record for, among others, many people living with dementia. It is shown only where the council reported at least ten client-years of such care; it is not a dementia fee.
Sources
- DHSC Adult Social Care Finance Report, England: 2025 to 2026, financial year 2025 to 2026. Read 26 October 2026. Council unit costs, financial year 2025 to 2026.
- NHS (nhs.uk): NHS-funded nursing care. Read 26 October 2026. NHS-funded nursing care weekly rates, England.