Nursing Homes Reviews

Nursing home reviews can be extremely helpful in helping you choose a nursing home to provide care and support to a loved one. When choosing any kind of product people are more likely to be put off if something has numerous bad reviews; likewise something that has a string of positive reviews is likely to generate plenty of interest.

If you see nursing home reviews that question the nurses’ care and commitment or give bad reports on food then you are likely to discard that home from your thinking, this is why reviews from both experts and regulators as-well as residents and family members are important for giving outsiders an insight into the home.

Finding nursing homes reviews

The internet has become the best way to find nursing homes reviews covering every home in the UK. There are a number of sites that can provide a service which allows you to search for homes in your area and read through independent, regulator and expert reviews.

Bestcare.co.uk

Bestcarehome.co.uk are the UK`s leading website for reviews, comparisons and searches of thousands of nursing and care homes.  They have available over 18,500 homes online that can be searched by quality, types of care provided, price and area. Giving detailed reviews on each home, there is also government inspection reports in their database for viewing. Bestcarehome.co.uk also gives registered members the chance to `watch’ a home and be emailed any information that is released on the home such as regulator reports. The homes on the site are given star rating and reviews include details of the prices and facilities as-well as the Care Quality Commission reports.

Better Caring

Better caring is also a good website for reviews on homes that are of interest to you, homes in your area can be found by typing in the area or postcode of where you live as-well as a radius of your area in which to look in and the kind of care needed.  Better caring also has an area that is dedicated to care discussion in which people can comment on forums or send letters and emails. Forums can be a good round- about way of finding reviews on nursing homes, with people happy to comment on care and facilities and provide answers to questions you may have about a home.

Where for Care

Where for care provide an excellent platform for nursing homes reviews, with residents and family members providing independent reviews. Every detail of the home is reviewed including short descriptions of the home and why it was chosen. Stars are awarded to aspects of the home including:

• Quality of care
• Quality of environment
• Activities program
• Food and hospitality
• Value for money

An overall average star rating is given with five stars representing the highest. Where for care has an independent review for homes right across the UK, there is also discussion forums and information sections, giving you an excellent starting point on choosing the right nursing home for care.