If your assets — including the value of your home — are above the local authority's means-testing threshold, you may be asked to contribute towards the cost of your own care.
This doesn't automatically mean losing the house outright: your circumstances, who else lives there, and whether any legitimate planning is already in place can all affect how this actually plays out.
This is exactly the kind of question worth exploring before it becomes urgent, since the planning options available tend to be more limited once care is already needed.
Want to talk this through for your own circumstances?