Question 1

Which providers are listed for the East Midlands?

Accepted Answer

One thousand and thirty two residential care homes are listed on this page for the East Midlands. They include homes run by national groups and small independent homes with only a few rooms. Ratings across the group cover Outstanding, Good and Requires Improvement, and some homes have not yet been rated at all. Every entry links through to a profile where the Care Quality Commission findings for that home can be read in full.

Question 2

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

Accepted Answer

Both offer accommodation, meals and help with daily tasks such as washing, dressing and moving about. A nursing home also employs registered nurses on site at all hours, which allows it to manage wounds, catheters, complex medication and conditions requiring regular clinical observation. A residential care home relies on visiting district nurses and community health services instead. The care needs assessment will indicate which type is appropriate, and answering that question first avoids viewing homes that could not meet the need.

Question 3

What should I ask when visiting a care home in the East Midlands?

Accepted Answer

Ask how many staff are on duty in the daytime and overnight, and how the home covers holidays and sickness. Ask what staff turnover has been over the past year, because a settled team usually shows in the quality of everyday care. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, and how families are kept involved. Ask to see the most recent inspection report and let the manager explain what has changed since it was published.

Question 4

How is a care needs assessment arranged in the East Midlands?

Accepted Answer

Contact the adult social care team at the local authority covering the address where your relative lives and ask for a care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to one regardless of income or savings, and you can request it on someone else's behalf. A practitioner will look at daily living, mobility, medication and safety before setting out whether a residential placement is appropriate. A financial assessment then follows separately to work out who pays.

Question 5

Can the local authority fund a care home placement?

Accepted Answer

It may, depending on the outcome of the needs assessment and the financial assessment together. The local authority applies the national means test, so capital above the upper threshold means paying privately, while capital below it brings a contribution into play. Property is sometimes disregarded, for instance where a spouse continues to live there, and a deferred payment agreement can bridge the period while a house is sold. Where needs are mainly clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may meet the full cost instead.

Question 6

How far ahead should a family start looking?

Accepted Answer

Where there is a choice, allow a few months, because well regarded homes fill up and rushed decisions are difficult to undo. That time lets you visit more than once, at different hours of the day, and speak to relatives of people already living there. When the move follows a hospital admission the timescale often shrinks to days, and a short term placement can buy room to look properly. Even then, try to see two or three homes before agreeing to anything permanent.

Care Homes in the East Midlands

1,067 care homes in the East Midlands (showing 1051–1067)