When it comes to selecting a care home, it is important to think carefully about the kind of setting and environment you or your loved one would like to live in. What is important to you? What level of support are you looking for? What are your budgetary considerations?
Care Choices provide a very useful checklist on page 73 of their Promoting Wellbeing and Independence Guide for Adults 2023/24. This allows you to shortlist three care homes and rate each home in six key areas. There is also a link that allows you to print the checklist and take with you when viewing these homes.
Age UK also provide a handy checklist which can give you some help with what to look for when you’re visiting a potential home, and what questions to ask.