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.
58,041
rated nationwide
41,525
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
161
rated 1 or below
Care & childcare by area
The local authorities with the most care & childcare we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 1,079
- Buckinghamshire 546
- North Lanarkshire 484
- Perth and Kinross 479
- Cornwall 474
- Leeds 469
- Mendip 469
- Manchester 439
- Wiltshire 430
- Dudley 426
- Craven 424
- Lewisham 420
- West Northamptonshire 416
- Cardiff 416
- Croydon 414
- Belfast City 412
- Sheffield 397
- Edinburgh (City of) 390
- Dorset 388
- Glasgow City 385
- Kirklees 372
- Durham 371
- Bromley 354
- Calderdale 342
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 339
- Solihull 331
- Aberdeenshire 325
- Bradford 323
- Cheshire East 318
- North Northamptonshire 312
- Cheshire West and Chester 312
- Stoke-On-Trent 309
- Wandsworth 308
- Redbridge 305
- Colchester 301
- Fife 295
- Ealing 294
- Bristol 291
- East Riding of Yorkshire 288
- Ashford 288
- Liverpool 277
- Nottingham City 276
- Doncaster 275
- Dundee City 274
- Dumfries and Galloway 273
- Leicester City 273
- West Lothian 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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