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16,043 regulated care homes across the UK, with official ratings and inspection reports, care types and family reviews, all in one place, so you can choose with confidence.
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Built for families
Free to use since 2008, with 16,043 regulated care homes across the UK brought together in one place.
Information you can trust
Official regulator information, inspection ratings, care types and family reviews, clearly presented side by side.
Compare with confidence
Understand your options, narrow down your choices and contact homes directly when you are ready.
Here to make finding care a little easier
Looking for care for someone you love is not always straightforward. Information can be scattered across regulator reports, provider websites, reviews and different parts of the care system. We bring it together in one place, so you can understand your options and make a more informed decision.
Browse every one of the UK’s 16,043 regulated care homes, compare the details that matter, bookmark homes to come back to and enquire when you are ready. You will also find practical guides to help you understand the process and know what to look for.
Everything on YourCareHome is free for care seekers: searching, browsing, bookmarking and enquiring, and always will be.
We hope we can make the process a little clearer and help you find the right care for the person who matters to you.
Start with the care you need.
Counts come from each home’s official registration, so you only ever see homes registered for the care you’re looking for.
Residential Care
Everyday personal care
Help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in a homely setting, for when everyday tasks are getting hard.
Browse residential careDementia Care
Registered memory care
For memory loss, confusion or wandering. Registered dementia support from early stage through to secure specialist units.
Browse dementia careNursing Care
24-hour nurses on site
Registered nurses on site day and night, for complex health needs, frailty and conditions that need clinical care.
Browse nursing careNursing Dementia Care
Dementia + nursing combined
Where dementia expertise meets 24-hour nursing supervision.
Browse nursing dementiaFor Respite & Short Stay, see here.
Browse by place.
Live counts per nation and town, straight from the index. 2,061 places have at least one registered home.
What families say.
“Searching for respite care near my mum's place in Falkirk felt daunting, but the postcode search on YourCareHome cut through the noise in minutes. We compared three homes the same evening, booked two visits that week, and mum was settled by the end of the month. The Care Inspectorate report links on each listing were a brilliant touch — we felt informed, not sold to.”
David H · Scotland
“Finding dementia-specialist care for my father-in-law across three different London boroughs turned into a huge task. YourCareHome was the only site that showed every registered home — not just the ones paying to be featured. I trusted the results because they weren't filtered by advertising budget.”
Priya K · England
“We'd been putting off the conversation about my nan's care until it became unavoidable. What helped was sitting down as a family with YourCareHome open and going through homes together. Seeing ratings, facilities and recent inspection dates side-by-side turned a stressful decision into a shared one.”
Tom R · England
Guidance worth reading first.
What to look for, what to ask, and how care is paid for.
What do the ratings mean?
There’s no single UK-wide care rating. England’s CQC uses the four above; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland grade differently. Every listing shows its own regulator’s words, never our score.
How quickly can someone move in?
Faster than most people fear. Many homes offer respite and short-stay places that can take someone within days, and a short stay works as a trial before any longer decision.
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2 min readRun a care home? You’re already listed.
Every registered home in the UK is already listed here, including yours, free, whether or not you ever speak to us. Claim it to answer your enquiries, show current vacancies and keep your details right.
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Common questions
Is YourCareHome free for families to use?
Yes. Searching, comparing and enquiring are free. You never pay to use the site.
How are care homes rated?
Ratings come directly from the official regulator for each nation: the CQC in England, the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, CIW in Wales and RQIA in Northern Ireland. They are shown in the regulator's own words, and no provider can pay to change, soften or hide them.
Do care homes pay to be listed?
Every regulated care home is listed free. A provider can pay for an Advanced listing, which gives their page more prominence and makes it solely about their home, with no adverts, no nearby homes and no comparisons with others. It never changes their regulator rating.
How do I contact a home?
Send an enquiry through the home's page, or reveal its phone number to call the home directly. Your enquiry goes to that home. We don't run any care homes ourselves.
Can someone recommend a home for me?
The free shortlist tool asks a few quick questions and matches homes near you by location, care type and your needs, or the home care shortlist if you are looking for care at home instead. However, we do not advise as we believe the best people to guide you are the care homes themselves.
Which areas do you cover?
Every registered care home across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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