You have come to this site because your search has already begun to find a care home or a nursing home for a loved one (or yourself) and you want to know which care home is the right one.

We know from personal experience that finding and then choosing a residential care home or nursing home for someone can be difficult.

The psychological affect of acknowledging that an elderly parent who is your mother or your father, or that your grandmother or your grandfather who you look at so fondly is now beyond caring for themself can be traumatic in itself.   The process of then finding the right home becomes the focus and can turn into the source of a number of frustrations.

Well put those frustrations aside! You have come to the right place: FINDING THE RIGHT CARE HOME is not as difficult as it sounds.

• Our step by step guide will point you in the right direction
• It is also worth considering the merits of domiciliary care (where a carer comes to visit)
• You can be confident of a good care home by understanding how homes are checked
• Our "Care homes in your area" section will help you make that important decision

The needs of the particular individual you are looking for a home for also should for part of your assessment. The transition could go for example from being elderly and frail to being completely immobile and unable to perform basic personal hygiene. Our "care needs" section will help you assess what type of home you should choose. Don't let finding which care home is the right one be the cause of too much anguish.

Please note that this site continues to be under development, so we advise you to check back regularly for additional content and further information. Note also that we are not part of the "Which?" group or network and that in order to be funded we do accept advertising.