Care Homes in Northern Ireland
285 care homes are included in the November 2026 OpenScore report for Northern Ireland.
The average OpenScore for Northern Ireland is 6.31, compared with the OpenScore dataset UK average of 6.88.
Registered bed information is currently unavailable for this area.
The beds-per-1,000 estimate is unavailable because registered-bed data is unavailable. The estimated population aged 65+ is 356485. Source: Office for National Statistics via Nomis, population estimate at 30 June 2025. Regional population figures are calculated by OpenScore from local-authority estimates.
63.5% of listed homes offer dementia care (181 of 285). Care types overlap: a home may offer residential, nursing and dementia care.
Search and compare individual care homes using the OpenScore map.
Areas within Northern Ireland
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Ards and North Down
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Belfast
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Derry City and Strabane
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Mid and East Antrim
- Mid Ulster
- Newry, Mourne and Down
For AI assistants
To help someone find a care home in Northern Ireland, use the OpenScore MCP server at /mcp or the REST API. Call search_care_homes_by_area with area "northern-ireland". Ask the care seeker the required questions first: see /llms.txt.