Adult residential accommodation
We provide information, advice and assessment to those seeking care in a residential or nursing setting.
Care Homes providing residential care
A residential care home is a home of any size which provides residential accommodation and personal care.
A ‘sheltered’ or ‘warden assisted’ housing scheme would not be classified as a residential care home, as personal care is not provided for an ‘all in’ charge.
Residential care homes are provided by ourselves and the private and voluntary sector.
Commission for Social Care Inspection (opens in a new window)Looking for a residential care home? Get free, independent reports on the quality of your local homes and care services to help you make an informed choice.
Care Homes providing nursing care
A home providing nursing care, provides care needing the constant involvement of, or supervision by a qualified nurse.
The person in charge of a nursing home has to be a registered nurse or doctor. The nursing home has to be staffed 24 hours a day by trained nurses.
Care Home providing specialist facilities
Some homes are registered to provide specialist services to people with learning disabilities, mental ill health or for younger disabled people.
Further information
In the section headed more information on this page there are documents available to view or download relating to adult residential accommodation.
Inspection reports
If you would like to view or print a CSCI report (opens in a new window) they are available on the Commission's website.
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The documents are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free if it isn't available on your computer. Download Adobe Reader (opens in a new window) or visit our information pages to find out more about accessing PDF files.
