Docorix lists 3,884 nursing homes in England and Scotland, in 801 towns and cities. 1,952 hold a current CQC rating and 1,515 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Together they are registered for 119,572 beds.
CQC register data updated 6 October 2026
Nursing homes provide 24-hour care from registered nurses as well as personal care, which suits people with complex health needs. Check the CQC rating, ask about nurse-to-resident ratios, how clinical needs such as wound care or PEG feeding are managed, and whether NHS-funded nursing care is available towards the fees.
- Ashbourne Lodge Independent CQC: Outstanding 01335301400
- Ashfields Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01773712664
- Avondale Mental Healthcare Centre Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01514310330
- Aylesham Court Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01162395599
- Badgeworth Court Care Centre Independent CQC: Outstanding 01452715015
- Bede House Independent CQC: Outstanding 0191716966
- Belong Atherton Care Village Independent CQC: Outstanding 01942898410
- Belong Crewe Care Village Independent CQC: Outstanding 01270561200
- Belong Wigan Care Village Independent CQC: Outstanding 01942855600
- Birch Park Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 02082022277
- Branthwaite Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01777706720
- Briar Hill House Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01889576622
- Briardene Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01642530971
- Bridge House Independent CQC: Outstanding 01235425479
- Brooke House Independent CQC: Outstanding 01912748484
- Brunswick House Independent CQC: Outstanding 01912170000
- Burlington Court Independent CQC: Outstanding 01604887660
- Byron House Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01296737530
- Clifton Manor Nursing Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01159848485
- Connaught Court Independent CQC: Outstanding 01904626238
- Cornmill Nursing and Residential Care Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01995606446
- Cunningham House Independent CQC: Outstanding 01604864466
- Dearnevale Independent CQC: Outstanding 01226719000
- Eastside Gardens Independent CQC: Outstanding 01912639436
- Fairwinds Independent CQC: Outstanding 01709565800
- Falstone Court Independent CQC: Outstanding 01915483239
- Five Rise Nursing Home Independent CQC: Outstanding 01274552157
- Galanos House Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01926812185
- Greenside Court Independent CQC: Outstanding 01709558465
- Haydock Lodge Independent CQC: Outstanding 01942707000
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Nursing homes by county
- Essex 99
- Suffolk 58
- Norfolk 57
- Cambridgeshire 57
- Hertfordshire 71
- Bedfordshire 40
- London 344
- West Sussex 92
- Kent 129
- Hampshire 142
- Oxfordshire 78
- East Sussex 96
- Surrey 113
- Berkshire 52
- Buckinghamshire 58
- Isle of Wight 11
- Somerset 107
- Dorset 62
- Bristol 33
- Gloucestershire 94
- Cornwall 44
- Devon 97
- Wiltshire 58
- Derbyshire 111
- Nottinghamshire 110
- Leicestershire 42
- Lincolnshire 88
- Northamptonshire 60
- Rutland 3
- West Midlands 187
- Worcestershire 62
- Staffordshire 106
- Herefordshire 30
- Warwickshire 49
- Shropshire 49
- Lancashire 43
- Greater Manchester 101
- Cheshire 119
- Cumbria 18
- Merseyside 99
- County Durham 53
- Tees Valley 59
- Tyne and Wear 119
- Northumberland 34
- South Yorkshire 99
- West Yorkshire 152
- East Riding of Yorkshire 25
- North Yorkshire 74
Nursing homes by town or city
- Birmingham 73
- Bristol 71
- Nottingham 71
- Sheffield 51
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne 48
- Leeds 46
- Stoke-on-Trent 32
- Derby 31
- Southampton 31
- Chesterfield 27
- Wolverhampton 27
- Northampton 25
- Plymouth 24
- Bradford 23
- Norwich 22
- Southport 22
- Sunderland 22
- Wirral 22
- Worthing 22
- Weston Super Mare 21
- Chester 20
- Coventry 20
- Lincoln 20
- Mansfield 20
- Walsall 20
- Cambridge 19
- Leicester 19
- Stockport 19
- Bolton 18
- Eastbourne 18
- Gloucester 18
- Warrington 18
- Wigan 18
- Cheltenham 17
- Doncaster 17
- Harrogate 17
- York 17
- Bedford 16
- Huddersfield 16
- Ipswich 16
- Liverpool 16
- Manchester 16
- Rotherham 16
- Swindon 16
- Exeter 15
- Peterborough 15
- Sutton 15
- Colchester 14
- Gateshead 14
- Hove 14
- Hull 14
- Middlesbrough 14
- Milton Keynes 14
- Reading 14
- Stockton-on-Tees 14
- Aylesbury 13
- Barnsley 13
- Hereford 13
- Maidstone 13
- Oxford 13
Showing the 60 towns with the most; use the search to find the rest.
Who runs nursing homes?
- 10NHS
- 3,593Independent
- 258Charity / not-for-profit
- 23Council-run
Taken from the CQC register: “NHS” means run by an NHS body or providing NHS primary care; “Independent” is the CQC’s word for a provider that is not an NHS body – a company, partnership or individual. It says who runs the service, not who pays: many independent providers deliver NHS- or council-funded care. Charities and community interest companies are shown separately, where the register or the provider’s name says so. Use the All · NHS · Private switch at the top of any directory page to browse one kind only.
Paying for a care home
- Council-funded
- Your council may pay some or all of the fees after a care needs assessment and a financial assessment (means test). Not every home accepts the council’s rate, and some ask for a top-up paid by a relative.
- Self-funded
- In England you usually pay for your own care if you have savings and assets worth more than £23,250. Below that, the council may help.
- NHS continuing healthcare
- If your main need is a health need, the NHS can pay for the full cost of your care. It depends on an assessment, not on your savings.
- NHS-funded nursing care
- In a nursing home, the NHS pays a contribution towards care given by a registered nurse, whoever is paying the rest.
The CQC register does not record which types of funding each provider accepts, so always ask the provider – and get the answer in writing before you commit.
Official guidance: NHS: paying for your own careNHS: when the council might payNHS continuing healthcareNHS-funded nursing careGOV.UK: ask for a needs assessment
General guidance for England, not financial advice. Rules and charges change – check the official pages above.
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- Mental health services 872
- Hospitals 918
- Clinics 631
- Scans, tests and screening 715
- Urgent treatment centres 170
- Community health services 488
- Ambulance services 331
- Hospices 202
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- Independent services 34,386
Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
