Types of care
The label matters, because it decides who regulates the service, what it costs, and which funding you can use. Counts come from the CQC register.
Where care happens
Home care
13,616 registered services
Carers visit you at home to help with personal care, medication, meals and daily tasks. CQC registers these as domiciliary care services.
Read moreResidential care home
10,454 registered services
A care home providing accommodation and personal care, without nursing on site.
Read moreNursing home
4,499 registered services
A care home with qualified nurses on site, for people with medical needs alongside personal care.
Read moreSupported living
4,705 registered services
You hold your own tenancy and receive support to live independently. Common for adults with a learning disability or autistic adults.
Read moreExtra care housing
736 registered services
Self-contained homes with care available on site, sitting between home care and a care home.
Read moreShared Lives
162 registered services
An approved Shared Lives carer supports someone in the carer’s own family home, either long term or as day support.
Guide coming soon
Nurses agency
102 registered services
An agency supplying registered nurses for care at home or in other settings.
Guide coming soon
Hospice at home
24 registered services
Palliative and end of life care delivered in the person’s own home.
Guide coming soon
Hospice
270 registered services
Inpatient palliative and end of life care.
Guide coming soon
Community learning disability service
167 registered services
Community based support for people with a learning disability or autistic people.
Guide coming soon
Community mental health service
309 registered services
Community based support for people with mental health needs.
Guide coming soon
Substance misuse service
226 registered services
Community based support for people who misuse drugs or alcohol.
Guide coming soon
Rehabilitation service
808 registered services
Support to regain independence, often after a hospital stay, injury or stroke.
Guide coming soon
Long term conditions service
303 registered services
Ongoing support for people managing a long term health condition.
Guide coming soon
Specialist college
36 registered services
A residential or day college for young people with additional needs.
Guide coming soon
Who care is for
CQC records the groups each service is registered to support. These are registration categories, not a promise that a service has current availability.
Source: Care Quality Commission, 01 July 2026.