Residential care offers housing for those living more independently who wish to reside in an environment with other people as companions and friends. Support is on hand if required, but nursing personal care is not needed. Nursing care means that qualified nurses are on hand to offer support and assistance as required to meet individual’s care needs. As 17 homes in the group are nursing homes, a person who is characterised as residential still benefits from the presence of a nurse at the home compared with purely Residential Care Homes where the regional nurse from the local GP surgery would come and visit once in a while.