At what is often a stressful time, we'd like to be the place where you start researching care home quality for a member of your family or a close friend.

We compiled this information when we were searching for a care home for our own elderly relative. 

This web site is independent and free to use and you don't need to create an account unless you want to use advanced features.

Start using CareHomeMap

Type a place or postcode into the box below and click the See a List of Homes or See a Map of Homes button. If you already know the name of the Care Home that you're interested in type this into the second box

Care Type
Place or Postcode:
or
Name of Home:

Review A Home Yourself

You can add your own ratings and feedback on a home that you know so that others can benefit from your experiences. Once we have enough feedback you'll see how it compares to the official inspection

This site will help you to:

  • Research  Care Homes on the Interactive Map
  • Refine your search to use care criteria that are important in your choice
  • See how a Care Home compares to those around it
  • See CQC report outcomes (introduced in August 2010) side by side with the CQC report ratings (used up to July 2010) summarised in tables and graphs
  • See the CQC Care Home licencing information (introduced in August 2010)
  • Link through to read official CQC inspection reports
  • Compare two Care Homes over time to see trends and differences in care quality
  • Create a List  of Care Homes and sort them by outome or rating that you are interested in
  • See how Regions  of England compare with each other
  • Review Infection Rates for all Hospitals  in England

With an account:

  • Store your selection of homes in MyHomes  to research and share
  • Receive alerts when a new inspection report is added to the site

Example Screens

See Homes on the Map
Latest CQC Ratings
Rating History
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