Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

If you live in a care home and your fees are paid by your local council, you have the right to say where you would like to live. This can include a care home outside your local area, if that is what you want. The council should try to arrange for you to have a place in the home you prefer, as long as it meets your needs, does not cost more than the council would usually expect to pay, and the home has a space for you. If your choice of home costs more than the council expects to pay, you can still have a place there if you or someone else (such as a member of your family) is willing to pay the difference in cost.