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Our review team have read every one of the 365,851 care home reviews before they were published on carehome.co.uk. The team performs a number of checks to ensure the reviews comply with our review policy.
If a care home has received one or more reviews in the previous 2 years, a carehome.co.uk review score (a circular icon similar to above) will show on its search result listing and on its profile page.
The review score ranges from 10 (best) - 1 (worst). The score's algorithm takes into account the quantity, quality and recency of a care home's reviews and ratings.
We hope it provides care seekers with a simple, but powerful 'at a glance' metric. However we recommend reading every review if interested in a particular care home.
Care Home Awards
Our annual Care Home Awards recognises 20 of the top rated Care Homes in each region of the UK based on reviews from residents / service users and their family / friends.
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Our annual care home group awards recognises groups/owners with the most top rated care home members.
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Review for Linden Manor, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
19 March 2025
Fantastic care home. All staff are professional and very helpful and nothing is too much trouble, they take great care with my nan and her needs come first. Would highly recommend this home to anyone.
Review for Laburnum House Care Centre, Oldham
19 March 2025
Laburnum House is always well presented, clean and tidy. The staff are always welcoming and helpful. I would recommend this care home to anyone.
Review for Signature at Banstead, Banstead, Surrey
19 March 2025
Finally we have found a 'home' for dad. We lost mum in July 2023 and dad, who was fit as a fiddle, driving, playing bowls and adjusting to a life without his soulmate, had a stroke out of the blue. His left side has been affected, leaving him unable to walk which of course has turned his life upside down! Signature of Banstead is the 3rd Carehome...
Review for Signature at Banstead, Banstead, Surrey
19 March 2025
A fantastic facility, with helpful and caring staff that help create an engaging environment for your loved ones to enjoy life. My Father did not have good experiences at 2 other care homes prior to Signature, however since moving in he is starting to find a new lease of life and wanting to engage with what the home has to offer. There is a real focus...
Review for Millbeck, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland & Teesside
19 March 2025
I visit my friend on a fortnightly basis, all the staff from the managers to the care team at millbeck care home amaze me they are so friendly, helpful and very compassionate nothing is ever too much trouble, my friend has lived at millbeck for a number years now due to a deteriorating health condition, it is such a comfort to myself to see my friend...
Search all UK Care Homes by Location / Compare Average Review Score by Location
The review score shown is the average review score for all care homes in the relevant country, region or county. The review score is a proprietary score that ranges from 1 - 10 and takes into account review recency, quantity and overall rating value.
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9.3
England
14,053 Care Homes-
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9.5
Barking & Dagenham Borough
22 Care Homes -
9.0
Barnet Borough
70 Care Homes -
9.5
Bexley Borough
29 Care Homes -
8.5
Brent Borough
49 Care Homes -
9.4
Bromley Borough
47 Care Homes -
9.4
Camden Borough
11 Care Homes -
8.9
Croydon Borough
118 Care Homes -
9.0
Ealing Borough
43 Care Homes -
9.2
Enfield Borough
77 Care Homes -
9.4
Greenwich Borough
39 Care Homes -
8.3
Hackney Borough
11 Care Homes -
9.4
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough
10 Care Homes -
9.4
Haringey Borough
26 Care Homes -
9.6
Harrow Borough
50 Care Homes -
9.4
Havering Borough
54 Care Homes -
9.5
Hillingdon Borough
44 Care Homes -
9.3
Hounslow Borough
29 Care Homes -
9.7
Islington Borough
16 Care Homes -
9.7
Kensington & Chelsea Borough
11 Care Homes -
9.6
Kingston upon Thames Borough
34 Care Homes -
9.0
Lambeth Borough
36 Care Homes -
9.5
Lewisham Borough
53 Care Homes -
9.4
Merton Borough
37 Care Homes -
9.0
Newham Borough
22 Care Homes -
9.1
Redbridge Borough
70 Care Homes -
9.4
Richmond Borough
37 Care Homes -
9.0
Southwark Borough
15 Care Homes -
9.3
Sutton Borough
61 Care Homes -
9.7
Tower Hamlets Borough
10 Care Homes -
9.2
Waltham Forest Borough
44 Care Homes -
8.8
Wandsworth Borough
25 Care Homes -
9.8
Westminster Borough
8 Care Homes
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9.3
Bath & North East Somerset
52 Care Homes -
9.2
Bristol
91 Care Homes -
9.3
Cornwall
209 Care Homes -
9.1
Devon
469 Care Homes -
9.3
Dorset
239 Care Homes -
9.4
Gloucestershire
193 Care Homes -
Isles of Scilly
1 Care Homes -
9.3
North Somerset
94 Care Homes -
9.5
Somerset
192 Care Homes -
9.4
South Gloucestershire
79 Care Homes -
9.6
Wiltshire
204 Care Homes
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8.5
Northern Ireland
423 Care Homes -
9.1
Scotland
966 Care Homes-
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9.3
Aberdeenshire
98 Care Homes -
9.3
Angus
52 Care Homes -
9.4
Argyll & Bute
16 Care Homes -
8.8
Ayrshire
72 Care Homes -
9.1
City of Edinburgh
76 Care Homes -
9.4
Clackmannanshire
8 Care Homes -
9.0
Dumfries & Galloway
29 Care Homes -
9.4
Dunbartonshire
29 Care Homes -
9.1
East Lothian
17 Care Homes -
8.9
Falkirk
30 Care Homes -
9.0
Fife
80 Care Homes -
8.9
Glasgow City
94 Care Homes -
9.3
Highland
60 Care Homes -
9.3
Inverclyde
17 Care Homes -
9.0
Lanarkshire
81 Care Homes -
9.6
Midlothian
10 Care Homes -
9.1
Moray
14 Care Homes -
Orkney
6 Care Homes -
9.5
Perth & Kinross
42 Care Homes -
9.2
Renfrewshire
40 Care Homes -
8.3
Scottish Borders
26 Care Homes -
Shetland
10 Care Homes -
8.9
Stirling
20 Care Homes -
9.2
West Lothian
30 Care Homes -
9.0
Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
9 Care Homes
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9.0
Wales
999 Care Homes-
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8.3
Blaenau Gwent
18 Care Homes -
9.8
Bridgend
36 Care Homes -
9.3
Caerphilly
58 Care Homes -
9.4
Cardiff
74 Care Homes -
9.0
Carmarthenshire
88 Care Homes -
8.2
Ceredigion
16 Care Homes -
8.9
Conwy
67 Care Homes -
9.0
Denbighshire
68 Care Homes -
8.6
Flintshire
36 Care Homes -
8.6
Gwynedd
38 Care Homes -
9.0
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon)
22 Care Homes -
9.9
Merthyr Tydfil
20 Care Homes -
8.5
Monmouthshire
29 Care Homes -
9.1
Neath - Port Talbot
56 Care Homes -
9.4
Newport
35 Care Homes -
8.6
Pembrokeshire
63 Care Homes -
9.4
Powys
38 Care Homes -
8.4
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
55 Care Homes -
9.0
Swansea
81 Care Homes -
8.7
Torfaen
19 Care Homes -
9.0
Vale of Glamorgan
44 Care Homes -
9.0
Wrexham
38 Care Homes
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8.6
Channel Islands
46 Care Homes -
8.3
Isle of Man
43 Care Homes
Nursing Homes
A nursing home is one that employs qualified nurses to deliver medical care, with at least one being on-site at all times. Nursing homes can be more expensive than care homes because they provide a higher level of care.
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Residential Homes
A residential care home is one where people can live permanently if they choose to; the homes provide accommodation and 24-hour care, and must also provide meals and activities. A residential care home is one that does not provide additional care, such as nursing or specialist care.
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Old Age & Elderly Care Homes
Old age or elderly care typically refers to care for people aged 65 and over. The care focuses around challenges faced as a natural part of old age, such as frailty, poorer sight and hearing, getting proper nutrition, enough social interaction and mental stimulation.
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Learning Disability Care Homes
Residential care for people with learning disabilities aims to support them to be as independent as possible. They may live in a care home, shared home or their own property as part of a community, where staff are on hand to help them to maintain their room or home, do activities and attend work or education if they choose to.
View all Learning Disability Care Homes (6,369)
Dementia Care Homes
Residential care for people with dementia supports them with daily living, provides a safe place for them to live and offers activities to stimulate their brain and boost self-esteem. Carers are specially trained in how to treat people with dementia with dignity and respect, how to help when they are confused and how to respond to challenging behaviour.
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Care Homes with Respite Care
Short term is when somebody stays in a care home temporarily. This could be because they have been in hospital and are not yet ready to go home (convalescence care), or so that their carer can have a break (respite care).
View all Care Homes with Respite Care (9,973)
Care Home Advice
View our comprehensive care home advice section, with the latest information on paying for care homes, types of care homes, legal advice, covid advice, moving into a care home, life in a care home, end of life care, dementia, physical disabilities, mental advice and also details of care charities, organizations & authorities. A few of our most popular articles are shown below.
Care Home Fees Advice
Our guide is here to help answer your questions about care home funding.
Who Pays for What
A brief summary of who pays for what for a placement in a care home.
Care Needs Assessment
Information on who should get assessed, who carries out assessments and what is involved.
Types of Care Home
Details on the different types of care home and also other care options that are available.
Finding a Care Home
Tips on finding a care home and checklist of questions to ask when looking for a care home.
Care home fees and costs: How much do you pay?
How much you will pay for your care depends on where you live, what type of care you need, your savings and property and the care home provider.
What are top-up fees in a care home?
When a local authority pays for a person's care home fees, they have to work within a budget. This means that, unless you have very specialist needs, you will probably need to choose a less expensive care home.
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