Care Home
A Care Home is a place where personal care SERVICES and accommodation are provided together.
Description
A Care Home is an ORGANISATION SITE.
A Care Home is a place where personal care SERVICES and accommodation are provided together.
PEOPLE may live in a Care Home for short or long periods. For many PEOPLE, it is their sole place of residence and so it becomes their home, although they do not legally own or rent it. Both the care that PEOPLE receive and the premises are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The Care Quality Commission definition of personal care SERVICES is:
The provision of personal care for PEOPLE who are unable to provide it for themselves because of old age, illness or DISABILITY. The personal care must be provided in the place where those PEOPLE who need it are living at the time when the care is provided.
There are two types of Care Homes:
For further information on Care Homes, see the Care Quality Commission website at:
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Care Homes |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ACCOMMODATION STATUS CODE | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | ACCOMMODATION STATUS CODE | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | ADMISSION SOURCE | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | CARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE OR TEAM TYPE ASSOCIATION (MENTAL HEALTH) | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | CARER SUPPORT INDICATOR | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Services with Nursing | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Services without Nursing | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Stay | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Stay (Midwife Care) | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Stay (Nursing Care) | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Home Stay (Residential) | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Community Bed-based Intermediate Care | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Community Bed-based Intermediate Care Service | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Consultant Episode (Hospital Provider) | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Crisis Response Intermediate Care Service | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | DEATH LOCATION TYPE CODE | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | DEATH LOCATION TYPE CODE (ACTUAL) | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | DEATH LOCATION TYPE CODE (PREFERRED) | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | DISCHARGE DESTINATION | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (MOTHER POST DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Home Leave | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Home-based Intermediate Care | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Home-based Intermediate Care Service | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Hospital Provider | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Hospital Provider Spell | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Mental Health Absence Without Leave | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS At Home Service | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Nursing Episode | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Place of Safety | references in description Care Home |
| NHS Business Definition | Reablement Intermediate Care Service | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | SERVICE OR TEAM TYPE FOR MENTAL HEALTH | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | SERVICE OR TEAM TYPE REFERRED TO (MENTAL HEALTH) | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF ADMISSION | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Care Home |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE | references in description Care Home |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE | references in description Care Home |
