Find care near you
In short
- Type your postcode.
- Pick residential care home, nursing home, home care, or extra care and sheltered housing.
- See places near you, with their official inspection rating.
- Press the link to read the full report.
Private. We do not save your postcode. Your browser sends it to the free postcodes.io service to find where it is. The search then runs on your own device.
Fair. We only show official facts from the care regulators. We do not rank places, show reviews or take money to list anyone. Places are in order of distance only.
Extra care and sheltered housing
These are for people who want their own front door, but need a bit more support than at home. They sit between living at home and a care home.
- Sheltered housing: your own flat in a block for older people. There is usually a warden or alarm, but no care staff.
- Extra care housing: your own flat, with a care team on site, often day and night.
Our search only shows extra care schemes where the care team is checked by the CQC (England). There is no official national list of sheltered housing, so it is not in our search.
To find sheltered or extra care housing:
- Ask your council's housing team. Many councils run or fill these flats. Find your council on GOV.UK.
- Search the free HousingCare.org list, run by the charity Elderly Accommodation Counsel.
- Read the GOV.UK guide to council housing.
Before you choose
Choosing a care home or home care: what to ask
Ask your council for a free care assessment
Self-check: what help could I get?
Where the facts come from
All data is from the official care regulators, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data last updated: see below. Ratings can change. Always check the regulator's report.
- England: Care Quality Commission (CQC) care directory and latest ratings. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission. CQC open data. Search CQC.
- Wales: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) service directory. Source: Care Inspectorate Wales. Search CIW.
- Scotland: Care Inspectorate datastore (grades from 1 to 6). Source: Care Inspectorate. Search the Care Inspectorate.
- Northern Ireland: RQIA register of services, from OpenDataNI. RQIA does not give ratings, so we show the date it last inspected. Search RQIA reports.
- Postcode locations: postcodes.io, using ONS and Ordnance Survey data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
For home care, the address shown is the agency's office. They may cover a wider area. A place may be missing if it is new, or if its postcode could not be found.
Information only. This page explains official guidance in plain English. It is not legal or medical advice. Rules can change. For advice about your own case, contact Citizens Advice or another free adviser.
Where this applies: England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have different rules.
Written by Social Care Made Easy. Last checked: 25 October 2026.