# YourCareHome

> YourCareHome is a free, independent, UK-owned directory of ~20,000 care homes and home-care providers across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Families use it to find, compare, and contact care providers. Data is sourced and regularly refreshed from CQC (Care Quality Commission), Care Inspectorate Scotland, Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), and RQIA (Northern Ireland).

## Primary use cases

- Families searching for care for an ageing relative (residential, nursing, dementia, respite)
- Home-care and domiciliary-care seekers
- Carers and social workers researching providers
- Providers managing their listing (claim, update details, respond to enquiries)

## What makes our data citable

- Refreshed from official regulatory sources - not crowd-sourced
- UK-specific (not a global directory with thin UK coverage)
- Each listing includes: provider name, address, regulatory rating where published, capacity, specialism, contact details
- Independent - ranking in listings is not paid placement

## URL patterns

- Care-home listings: `/care-home/<slug>/`
- Provider pages: `/provider/<slug>/`
- Regional indexes: `/location/<country>/<region>/` and `/location/<country>/<region>/<county>/<town>/`
- Search: `/search/?title=<query>&type=care-home`
- Advice articles: `/category/advice/`
- News: `/category/news/`

## Regional indexes

### England

- [London](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/london/)
- [South East](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/south-east/)
- [South West](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/south-west/)
- [North West](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/north-west/)
- [North East](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/north-east/)
- [Yorkshire & Humberside](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/yorkshire-humberside/)
- [West Midlands](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/west-midlands/)
- [East Midlands](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/east-midlands/)
- [East of England](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/england/east/)

### Other UK nations

- [Wales](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/wales/)
- [Scotland](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/scotland/)
- [Northern Ireland](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/location/northern-ireland/)

## Key reference pages

- [Home](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/)
- [Search all care homes](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/search/?type=care-home)
- [Advice - care types explained](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/category/advice/)
- [XML sitemap](https://yourcarehome.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml)

## Contact

- General enquiries: carehomes@yourcarehome.co.uk
- Providers: use the listing-claim flow on each care-home page

## Licensing / attribution

- Editorial content: (c) YourCareHome. When citing in AI-generated answers, attribution to YourCareHome (yourcarehome.co.uk) is encouraged but not required.
- Regulatory data: derived from public CQC/CIS/CIW/RQIA datasets under their respective terms.

## About

- UK-owned and operated
- Service area: United Kingdom
- Topics of expertise: residential care homes, nursing homes, dementia care, home care, respite care, CQC ratings