Hospital, care home & childcare hygiene ratings
Food hygiene ratings for hospitals, care homes, nurseries and other caring premises. Where the people eating are most vulnerable, the kitchen standards matter most.
57,818
rated nationwide
41,420
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
157
rated 1 or below
Care & childcare by area
The local authorities with the most care & childcare we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 1,075
- Buckinghamshire 546
- North Lanarkshire 482
- Perth and Kinross 478
- Cornwall 470
- Mendip 469
- Leeds 468
- Manchester 439
- Wiltshire 427
- Dudley 426
- Craven 423
- Lewisham 419
- West Northamptonshire 416
- Cardiff 415
- Croydon 414
- Belfast City 411
- Sheffield 397
- Edinburgh (City of) 390
- Dorset 388
- Glasgow City 385
- Kirklees 371
- Durham 369
- Bromley 352
- Calderdale 342
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 337
- Solihull 331
- Bradford 323
- Cheshire East 318
- North Northamptonshire 310
- Aberdeenshire 310
- Stoke-On-Trent 308
- Wandsworth 308
- Cheshire West and Chester 307
- Redbridge 303
- Colchester 299
- Ealing 294
- Fife 294
- East Riding of Yorkshire 288
- Ashford 288
- Bristol 276
- Nottingham City 275
- Liverpool 275
- Doncaster 275
- West Lothian 274
- Dumfries and Galloway 273
- Dundee City 273
- Leicester City 273
- Northumberland 266
Top-rated care & childcare
Tudor House and Windsor House Nursing Homes
Cannock
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Barton House Nursing Home
West Chadsmoor
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Calderwood House
Cumbria
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Athelstan Court
Ryhope Street South
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Clarendon Manor Residential Home
Whitnash
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Kisimul Group Ltd
GAINSBOROUGH
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Soham Lodge Care Centre
Ely
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Mahogany Nursing Home
Wigan
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Food hygiene ratings for care & childcare, explained
How are care & childcare given a food hygiene rating?
A hospital, care home or childcare premises is inspected by a local authority food safety officer, who scores hygiene practices, the condition of the premises, and confidence in management. Those scores combine into a single 0 to 5 rating, published by the Food Standards Agency.
What is a good hygiene rating for a hospital, care home or childcare premises?
A 5 is the top rating and means hygiene standards are very good. A 4 is good and a 3 is generally satisfactory. Anything at 2 or below means improvement is needed, and is the sort of result worth a second thought before you order.
How often are care & childcare inspected?
It depends on the risk. Higher-risk premises are visited more often, sometimes every six months, while lower-risk ones may go two years or more between inspections. The rating you see is from the most recent visit.
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