Residential care homes
Find the right care home, with a free personalised list
A care home provides a room, meals and help with daily living for people who can no longer manage alone at home. Tell us about your loved one in two minutes: an adviser sends a list of care homes with a place available, with prices and services, and helps you all the way to the move.
- ✓Prices and vacancies included
- ✓Advisers by your side
- ✓No hidden fees, no commitment
What a care home offers
Everyday support in a safe, sociable home
A private room and meals
Residents have their own room, three meals a day and communal spaces for activities and company.
Help with daily living
Care staff help with washing, dressing, medication and getting around, day and night.
Not sure a care home is enough?
If your loved one has medical needs that require a nurse, look at our nursing homes page or tell us in the form and your adviser will advise.
How it works
Three steps to your list of care homes
- 1
Describe the situation
The area, the timing, who the home is for and the weekly budget. Two minutes, no account.
- 2
An adviser calls you
To confirm the level of care needed and answer your first questions about fees and funding.
- 3
Receive and visit
A list of care homes with a place available, prices included. Visits arranged for you if you wish.
Real stories, real support
See what families say about our service
Hannah was so engaged when we were looking for a suitable home for my father in law. She responded quickly and followed up all enquiries. We would not have found the home without her help.
One phone call put me in touch with Jake, who was immediately able to suggest three care homes in our area. Within 24 hours we had visited the top recommendation and reserved a room.
Hannah was knowledgeable, was careful to understand my wife's needs. She suggested suitable care homes within reasonable travelling distance for me and arranged for me to visit them.
Choosing a care home
What to look at before you decide
The CQC rating
Every care home in England is inspected by the Care Quality Commission. Your adviser points you to the latest report for each home on your list.
Fees and funding
Weekly fees vary widely by area and home. We explain self-funding, local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare, and what to ask.
The people
Visit at a busy time of day. The warmth of the staff and the mood of the residents tell you more than any brochure.
Where we help
Care homes by town
One page per town we cover.
- Arlesey
- Aylesbury
- Bexhill
- Birmingham
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Chester
- Congleton
- Corby
- Derby
- Eastbourne
- Hastings
- High Wycombe
- Kidderminster
- Leek
- Lincoln
- Littlehampton
- Luton
- Milton Keynes
- Northampton
- Nottingham
- Peterborough
- Spalding
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Swindon
- Telford
- Walsall
- Weston-super-Mare
- Weymouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Gateshead
- Sunderland
- South Shields
- North Shields
- Wallsend
- Whitley Bay
- Hebburn
Your questions
Questions families ask us
Is the service really free?
Yes. All Care Homes is 100% free for families, with no hidden fee and no commitment. Our partner homes fund the service when a resident moves in. You will not spend a single pound with us at any point of the search.
How quickly will I receive my list?
An adviser gets in touch shortly after you send the form, usually the same working day, to confirm what you need. Your personalised list of homes with a place available follows, most often within 24 hours.
What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?
A care home (residential care) provides accommodation, meals and help with daily living: washing, dressing, medication, company. A nursing home does the same with registered nurses on site around the clock, for people with medical needs that require nursing care. If you are not sure which one is right, tell us in the form and your adviser will help you decide.
How is a care home paid for?
Three routes exist: self-funding, local authority funding after a financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare for people whose needs are primarily health-related. Many families combine them. Your adviser will explain which one applies to your situation and what to ask the council or the NHS.
Are the homes inspected?
Every care home and nursing home in England is registered and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which rates them Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate. We only work with homes we have selected for their standards, and your adviser can point you to the latest inspection report for each home on your list.
Ready to find the right care home?
Two minutes to fill in the form. A personalised list of care homes with a place available, free of charge.
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