CCL Banner Green
Care Choices
  • Care Information
    • How to get Social Care
    • Staying Independent at Home
    • Making Adaptations to your Home
    • Support for Carers
    • Care in your own home
    • Live-in Care
    • Housing with care
    • Choosing a Care Home
    • Living with Dementia
    • Specialist services
    • End of Life & Palliative Care
    • Paying for Care
    • Accessing Care Services in Scotland
    • Accessing Care Services in Wales
    • Care Sector Regulation and resolving issues
    • Checklists
  • Search for Care
  • Blog
  • Publications
  • Useful Contacts
  • Website Accessibility
  • Contact us
    • Enhance Your Listing
    • Feature in our Publications
    • Amend My Listing
    • Basic Listing
    • Useful Contact Listings
    • Direct Contact Details
    • Testimonials
  • About Us
    • Sustainability
  • Care Information
    • How to get Social Care
    • Staying Independent at Home
    • Making Adaptations to your Home
    • Support for Carers
    • Care in your own home
    • Live-in Care
    • Housing with care
    • Choosing a Care Home
    • Living with Dementia
    • Specialist services
    • End of Life & Palliative Care
    • Paying for Care
    • Accessing Care Services in Scotland
    • Accessing Care Services in Wales
    • Care Sector Regulation and resolving issues
    • Checklists
  • Search for Care
  • Blog
  • Publications
  • Useful Contacts
  • Website Accessibility
  • Contact us
    • Enhance Your Listing
    • Feature in our Publications
    • Amend My Listing
    • Basic Listing
    • Useful Contact Listings
    • Direct Contact Details
    • Testimonials
  • About Us
    • Sustainability
Register/Login
Accessibility Icon

Welcome to the Care Choices Blog

Find the latest care news, resources, care home events and open days, along with helpful articles right here.

Care Choices can keep you up to date with all the latest news from the world of care. Check back regularly for our latest article.

Got a story to share or an event you’d like to promote? Perhaps you’d like to write a guest post for our blog? Get in touch with us here

Looking for a Care Provider? Search for care in your area Need more information on care in your local area? Order a FREE printed Care Directory
Care & Nursing HomesHome & Live-in CareIndependent Living & ProductsFunding & BenefitsNews & UpdatesEventsActivitiesHuman InterestInformation/adviceDementia CareSupport for CarersCare & Retirement PlanningHealth & Wellbeing
A smiling elderly woman sits in an armchair in a care home whilst a younger woman stands beside her, kissing her on the forehead and holding her hand. A standard lamp and plant are in the background.

Care at home verses a care home – how to make an informed choice

Dec 01, 2025

Beth Britton looks at the differences between the two main types of professional care services and provides tips and advice for families looking for care
Older lady painting

Rehabilitation for people with dementia

Sep 29, 2025

elderly lady counting money to pay for dementia care

Paying for dementia care: What this means for you

Sep 02, 2025

doctor showing brain scans to elderly lady

Concerned about dementia symptoms? You’re not alone

May 20, 2025

younger women in kitchen

Young onset dementia: Life after a diagnosis

Oct 03, 2024

front view younger woman posing half blurry

Young onset dementia: Symptoms and diagnosis

Sep 25, 2024

older lady taking a picture with a camera

Keeping active: helping people with dementia to maintain their interests

Jul 17, 2024

lady looking into continuing healthcare funding dementia

Obtaining CHC for a person with dementia

May 14, 2024

Three women sitting on a couch talking to each other.

The emotional rollercoaster of care decision-making

Jan 04, 2024

Older lady smiling at camera

Dementia risk factors and risk reduction

Sep 21, 2023

Dementia nurses

Supporting dementia carers to avoid a breakdown

Aug 01, 2023

Speaking up about dementia: Symptoms and diagnosis

May 15, 2023

The vital role of advocacy and how it can benefit people with dementia

Mar 17, 2023

carer breakdown

Carer Breakdown: Recognising when caring responsibilities go beyond your means

Oct 10, 2022

paying for care

Living with dementia when you are under 65

Sep 20, 2022

support for carer

Moving to an out-of-area care home

Aug 05, 2022

walking and dementia

Supporting a person with dementia to walk

Jun 02, 2021

Care Dilemma - elderly couple angry with each other

Family care dilemmas: How to support a loved one who doesn’t want support

Mar 17, 2021

The Importance of Respite Care

Aug 26, 2020

Our Regional Care Directories are local guides on the care and support available in your area and how to access it. To view or order your free printed copy View your local care directory

CQC rating – what’s this?

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the official regulator for the care sector. They inspect care homes and care services to make sure they are safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led.

There are four ratings awarded:

  • Outstanding
  • Good
  • Requires improvement
  • Inadequate

SCI rating – what’s this?

The Scottish Care Inspectorate (SCI) is the official regulator for care services in Scotland.

They inspect care services to ensure they are supporting peoples wellbeing; appropriately setup; properly planning out care; are well led; and effectively staffed, each criteria is given a grade out of 6.

  1. Unsatisfactory
  2. Weak
  3. Adequate
  4. Good
  5. Very good
  6. Excellent

CIW rating – what’s this?

Care Services in Wales are inspected and regulated by Care Inspectorate Wales to ensure everyone gets safe, high-quality care that meets their needs. Care Services in Wales are not allowed to operate unless they’re registered with the Care Inspectorate.

Care services are evaluated in the following areas: Wellbeing, Care & Support, Environment, Leadership & Management.

You can read the CIW reports for each care service by clicking into their listing.

PDF & Email Export

If you click the checkbox you are hovering over, you can export this service (or others) to a PDF file, or email it to your friends.

Once you’ve selected your homes, click one of the following buttons:
(PDF Export) or (Email Export)

2026 © Care Choices, All Rights Reserved

Here you can find us on social media: Twitter Facebook


Designed & Developed by Design Monkey - Cambridge Website Design

Which type of account do you require?

Care Provider Useful Contact