# Compare memory care homes across registers

How to compare homes whose records come from different registers: learn the terms, the dates and the gaps, and keep clear evidence for a fair comparison.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 60 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Name the registers behind this directory and the term each one uses for a dementia entry.
- Explain why a licence number from one register does not match a number from another.
- Read a source note and judge how old and how complete a record is.
- Build a comparison table that keeps the register, the home's written answers and your own visits apart.
- Say what to do when a record and a home's answer disagree.

## Lessons

1. [Registers differ](https://memorycarehomes.fyi/academy/compare-memory-care-registers-and-records/registers-differ.md) (15 minutes)
2. [Source notes, dates and gaps](https://memorycarehomes.fyi/academy/compare-memory-care-registers-and-records/source-notes-dates-and-gaps.md) (15 minutes)
3. [Evidence and comparison tables](https://memorycarehomes.fyi/academy/compare-memory-care-registers-and-records/evidence-and-comparison-tables.md) (15 minutes)
4. [When records and answers disagree](https://memorycarehomes.fyi/academy/compare-memory-care-registers-and-records/when-records-and-answers-disagree.md) (15 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this a qualification to advise families?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It is not a professional qualification or a licence. It gives no medical, legal or financial advice.

### Does the course cover every country?

No. It covers the registers that this directory reads, in Washington, Wisconsin, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. For any other place, check the official register in that state or country.

### Can I use the comparison method for homes outside this directory?

The method is general: record the register, the date, the written answers and your visits. For a home outside this directory, find the official register for that place first.

Also on the [web page](https://memorycarehomes.fyi/academy/compare-memory-care-registers-and-records).