Nursing Care

In terms of care home funding, tasks identified by a nursing needs assessment as those that need to carried out or supervised by a qualified nurse – injections, dressings etc. Will be paid for by the NHS. In a hospital setting often used to describe all tasks a patient requires that are not carried out by a doctor, so could include washing or toileting, as well as nursing procedures.

Our Directory of Nursing Homes contains details of all nursing homes in the UK that cater exclusively or primarily for older people.