What a listing shows

MemoryCareHomes is an independent directory. It is not a regulator and it does not run care homes. A listing is a record, not an endorsement.

Where a listing comes from

Listings come from public registers of care homes. A register is a list kept by the body that issues licences or registrations. The site names each register it reads. The source list names five:

• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), adult family home lookup.
• Care Quality Commission (CQC), provider directory, for England.
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance, directories of community-based residential facilities and adult family homes.
• Care Inspectorate, datastore of care services, for Scotland.
• Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), register of regulated services, for Northern Ireland.

The site also adds some rows by hand, from a public register or from the home's own website. Each of those rows names its register in its source note.

The site keeps only homes whose register record carries a dementia or memory speciality. That is a filter on the record. It is not a review of the home.

The fields on a listing

A listing can show these fields:

• The licence or registration number.
• The body that issued it.
• The bed count.
• The specialities on the public record.
• Whether a dementia speciality is recorded.
• The service type and the provider, where the register gives them.
• A source note: where the record comes from, when the site read it and under what licence.

Read the source note first

The source note gives the date the site read the register. A register can change after that date. A licence can expire or be suspended later. Treat the date as the age of the facts.

Sources

• MemoryCareHomes source list and publisher statement (site configuration)
• MemoryCareHomes home page FAQ and plan FAQ (site configuration)
• MemoryCareHomes guide: How to choose a memory care home and check it (updated 2026-10-02)

This course is general information, not medical, legal or financial advice.