Helping families find the best later life care

Helping families find the best later life care

Welcome to Autumna - The largest most detailed directory of later life care providers in the UK


Autumna is on a mission to help families understand and find the best later life care options. Our extensive database of over 26,000 care providers, includes care homes, home care agencies and retirement living operators. Additionally, we offer a free advice line to guide you in your choices.


The Autumna story

Autumna’s journey began in 2006 when Debbie Harris needed to find a care home for her Aunty Margaret. With no prior experience and feeling unprepared, Debbie recognised the need for more detailed, impartial, and easily navigable online information about care options.

In 2009, Debbie founded Chosen with Care, a consultancy offering bespoke search services for self-funding families seeking later-life care and care homes. Over the next decade, Debbie and her team placed over 1,000 clients into carefully selected care homes and provided free advice to thousands more.

Known for independence, integrity, and empathy, Chosen with Care never accepted referral fees from providers, focusing solely on clients' best interests.

Autumna elder care advice team

In 2019, Autumna was created to bring Chosen with Care online, offering a detailed care provider directory with more useful, searchable information than any other. Care providers can easily update their details on our platform, ensuring information remains current and relevant.

An older woman viewing the Autumna homepage
Largest UK list of elder care providers

Autumna is committed to improving standards and transparency across the elder care sector, helping everyone access higher-quality care. Use our free advice line or our easy shortlisting service to find the best care options.

“My mission is to get people talking about care; we need to plan, we need to think ahead"

Debbie Harris
Debbie Harris, founder of Autumna
Autumna founder - Debbie Harris

How Do I Find the Best Care Home Near Me?

If you're asking, "How do I find the best care home near me?" or "How do I find the best home care agency near me?", Autumna is here to help. Whether you're looking for a live-in care provider or retirement living developments, our simple questionnaire will help you shortlist care homes, home care providers, live-in care agencies, and assisted living communities in your area.

Contact us via email at info@autumna.co.uk or call our team of care experts for free, impartial, and independent advice about your senior care and later life options at 01892 335 330.

The UK's largest & most detailed directory of elderly care and retirement living options

10,399

Care Homes

12,266

Home Care Services

1,268

Live-in Care Services

1,823

Retirement Living Developments

Autumna is the UK's largest and most comprehensive later-life living & elderly care directory. Our detailed search facility and team of expert advisors can help you find the best care homes, nursing homes, retirement homes, retirement villages, home care, and live-in care services for you or your loved one's needs. Our website is free to use, we are proudly independent, and we never take referral fees.