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.
58,656
rated nationwide
41,972
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
148
rated 1 or below
Care & childcare by area
The local authorities with the most care & childcare we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 1,111
- Buckinghamshire 546
- North Lanarkshire 492
- Perth and Kinross 481
- Cornwall 477
- Leeds 472
- Mendip 469
- Manchester 441
- Wiltshire 431
- Craven 428
- Dudley 427
- Cardiff 424
- Lewisham 423
- Belfast City 419
- West Northamptonshire 417
- Croydon 414
- Sheffield 397
- Edinburgh (City of) 392
- Glasgow City 390
- Dorset 389
- Durham 374
- Kirklees 373
- Bromley 362
- Calderdale 343
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 340
- Solihull 333
- Aberdeenshire 327
- Bradford 323
- Cheshire East 320
- Cheshire West and Chester 319
- North Northamptonshire 315
- Wandsworth 311
- Stoke-On-Trent 309
- Redbridge 307
- Colchester 302
- Bristol 294
- Ealing 294
- Fife 294
- East Riding of Yorkshire 290
- Ashford 290
- Liverpool 282
- Nottingham City 280
- Barnet 279
- Leicester City 277
- Dumfries and Galloway 275
- Doncaster 275
- Dundee City 274
- West Lothian 273
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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