Guide to choosing a care home

For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start.

As an established and trusted care home provider, Anchor know that the need to find suitable care can come about quite suddenly and can feel overwhelming, and so, are here to help.

Our guide to choosing a care home is designed to help you and your loved ones consider your choices carefully and make the right decision, at the right time, for you. 

It covers a range of common concerns, including care home fees, and aims to provide you with the guidance you need to make a considered decision about your future.

The guide explains how the varying levels of care and support available in care homes could benefit you or your loved one, and highlights the new opportunities moving to a care home can bring, such as new friends, social activities and trying a variety of foods.

Exploring typical daily activities, health care services, catering, and family visits, it aims to illustrate what life is really like in a care home, and offers advice on how to choose between the care homes you may go to visit.

The guide is available for free below; please download it and share it with anyone that may find it useful.

Download our guide to choosing a care home (updated Nov 2023)