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Care Quality Commission
www.cqc.org.uk
The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
is the official watchdog for adult social care in England.
It inspects and reports on adult social care services
and councils to help improve quality for people who use services.
If you or someone you know is looking for care, visit
the Commission's award-winning website
http://www.cqc.org.uk/ where you can:
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Search the comprehensive directory of care homes
and other services, like home care, to find your local services
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Download free, independent reports on the quality
of every registered care service to help you make an informed choice
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Get straightforward advice and useful checklists on
how to choose a good care home or care service.
Comprehensive information and help to both those looking for care
and for the providers of care, including listings of approximately 25,000 residential and
nursing homes in mainland Britain at Guide2care
A unique information resource.
Finding appropriate care can be a complex and demanding task. You will need to
know what rights you have, what range of services is available, how to choose and, not
least, how to fund your choice. Many people find themselves overwhelmed at the enormity of
the task.
The care directions site is designed to
give you access to a whole range of essential information, facilities and services which
will make your task and your choices easier and hopefully the outcome more successful.
http://www.carehome.co.uk/ is a nationwide directory of residential
and nursing homes for the elderly and infirm, set up as an information service for those
seeking to use care homes in the United Kingdom.
The site provides a listing of care homes in the UK, with contact
details and, in many cases photographs and further information. It also offers advice on how to choose the most suitable care home.
As at 9 July 07, the site is inaccessible, but do try it through Google to see if it has
been restored. If not, you can go to:
UCareWeCare is a directory of nursing homes with a useful checklist of
questions when contacting a care home available on the home page.
Each of the nursing and care homes featured at UCareWeCare
has a description, photographs and contact information enabling you to get further
information and finally arrive at an informed decision |
If you are
searching for Care Homes or Care Home related information then there are some very useful
Care Home sites available. We have selected a small number of Care Home sites below,
which between them provide extensive coverage of Care Home related information.
