Guides

Care home SEO guides.
One question. Answered completely.

Each guide answers one specific question about care home or home care SEO. Written by practitioners, not content marketers. No filler. No upsell halfway through.

Most care SEO advice was not
written for care.

Generic SEO guides do not explain how Carehome.co.uk ranks providers, what a CQC rating does for local search authority, or why "care home near me" is a fundamentally different search to most local business queries.

Every guide here was written specifically for UK care providers. If something does not apply to a care home or home care agency, it is not in here.

8 guides

in production

Care specific

not adapted from retail

Practitioner

written from inside the sector

No AI filler

every word earns its place

All guides

8 guides — more being added regularly

Foundational guide8 min readAll providersFoundational

What is care home SEO?

A plain-language explanation of what search engine optimisation means in a care context, why it differs from generic SEO, and what a well-run strategy actually produces for occupancy.

Coming soon
How-to guide10 min readCare homesDirectories

How to rank higher on Carehome.co.uk

The specific signals Carehome.co.uk uses to rank providers, and the changes that move the needle on profile visibility within the platform.

Coming soon
Comprehensive guide15 min readCare homesLocal search

The care home local SEO guide

Everything a care home operator needs to understand about local search: Google Maps, the local pack, proximity signals, and why most providers are invisible for the searches that produce admissions.

Coming soon
Technical guide12 min readTechnicalAI visibility

Schema markup for care home websites

What structured data is, which schema types matter for care providers, and how implementing them correctly makes your regulatory standing visible to search engines and AI systems.

Coming soon
Strategic guide10 min readContentTrust signals

E-E-A-T for care home websites

Google's Experience, Expertise, Authority and Trust signals as they apply to care providers. Why care websites are held to a higher standard.

Coming soon
How-to guide12 min readCare homesLocal search

Google Business Profile for care homes

A complete walkthrough of optimising a Google Business Profile for a care home. Covers category selection, photo strategy, review acquisition and Q&A management.

Coming soon
Comprehensive guide14 min readHome careAll signals

Home care SEO: a complete guide

SEO for domiciliary and live-in care agencies differs from care home SEO in meaningful ways. Covers the specific platforms, keywords and trust signals that move the needle for home care providers.

Coming soon
How-to guide10 min readAll providersDirectories

Managing care directory listings

How to audit, claim, complete and maintain profiles on Carehome.co.uk, Autumna, Homecare.co.uk and CareChoices. Covers NAP consistency, duplicate resolution and review strategy.

Coming soon

While the guides are being published.

The full CARE Framework documentation covers the same ground in strategic depth. Start there if you want to understand how these topics connect.