Care homes
There are two main types of care home:
Care homes without nursing care
These homes are residential, which means people live in them
either short or long term.
They provide:
- accommodation
- meals
- personal care (such as help with washing and eating).
Care homes with nursing care
These homes are the same as those without nursing care but they
also have registered nurses who can provide care
for more complex health needs.
We register and inspect many different services for adults and
children.
Care homes for adults are by far the biggest type of service
that we register and inspect. Out of around 28,000 care services,
almost 20,000 are care homes.
Children services inspected by Ofsted
Since April 2007, social care services for children have been
monitored by Ofsted.