# AskBart

> AskBart is a free, independent UK directory of care homes, home care and retirement living. Every listing carries the regulator’s own rating (CQC in England, Care Inspectorate in Scotland, CIW in Wales, RQIA in Northern Ireland), fees where the home publishes them, and families’ email-confirmed reviews. Nothing a home pays for changes what is shown. Data as of 2026-11-09.

## What we hold
- 10,720 care homes, 12,293 home care agencies and 609 retirement developments across 3,076 towns and 211 council areas.
- 94% of care homes show a current regulator rating; ratings refresh nightly from the CQC register.
- 1,235 care homes publish at least one weekly fee; 0 family reviews published after email confirmation and moderation.
- 806 rating changes recorded so far this year.

## Thresholds (England, 2026/27)
- Upper capital limit £23,250: above it you pay the full fee.
- Lower capital limit £14,250: below it savings are ignored; income still counts.
- Between the two, £1 a week is charged for every £250 of capital above the lower limit.

## Key pages
- [Care homes by area](https://www.askbart.org/care-home): Every registered care home in the UK, by nation, county and town, with the regulator’s rating.
- [Home care by area](https://www.askbart.org/home-care): Domiciliary care agencies by area.
- [Retirement living by area](https://www.askbart.org/retirement-living): Retirement developments, with resale prices where Land Registry holds them.
- [Care fees calculator](https://www.askbart.org/care-fees-calculator): What each English council pays care homes and how the means test applies.
- [CQC rating changes](https://www.askbart.org/news/cqc-rating-changes): Every month’s upgrades, downgrades and closures, by report date.
- [AskBart Awards](https://www.askbart.org/awards): Yearly lists computed from data only; method published.
- [Methodology and data sources](https://www.askbart.org/methodology-and-data-sources): Where every figure comes from.
- [Guides](https://www.askbart.org/guides): Paying for care, choosing a home, dementia, nursing, respite, home care, end of life.

## Listing pages
- Each listing is at https://www.askbart.org/<slug>. Append .md for a Markdown version with a source footer, or read JSON at https://www.askbart.org/api/public/listing/<slug>.
- Each town page is at https://www.askbart.org/care-home/<nation>/<council>/<town>; append .md for Markdown.

## How to cite
- Source: AskBart (askbart.org), from the CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW and RQIA registers and families’ confirmed reviews.
- Ratings are the regulator’s; AskBart never converts them into stars. Fees are as published by the home and may have changed. Reviews are by named relationship (for example "daughter of a resident"), first name only.

## Full version
- https://www.askbart.org/llms-full.txt