Care Homes in Spain, Honest Reviews
Picking a care home in Spain when you live in Surrey is one of the harder things a family ever does. The Spanish system splits into state run residencias and a growing private sector, and the gap between the brochure and the building is wider than you would hope. We are building this site because the existing English language information is either ten years old, written by a relocation agent on commission, or buried in a forum thread from 2018. Real 2026 prices sit between €1,500 and €4,000 a month for private places, and the public waiting lists in Malaga, Alicante and Valencia keep getting longer as the British retiree population ages in. You want to know which homes have a nurse on site at three in the morning. Which ones speak enough English that your mother is not isolated. Which ones accept dementia residents past stage four and which quietly move people out. Which contracts let you leave with a month's notice and which lock you in for a year. We are visiting homes across the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and the Balearics, photographing the rooms, recording the prices, and writing it up the way you would explain it to a sibling on the phone. Sign up below and you will be the first to see it.

What you'll find when we launch
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Verified monthly fees
Real prices per home, updated quarterly, no hidden extras buried in the contract.
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English staff, confirmed
Languages spoken are checked by phone, not lifted from a brochure.
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Dementia and end-of-life capability
Honest flag on which homes accept dementia past stage four and which quietly move people out.
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Waiting list reality
Per region, not the marketing version. We ring round and ask.
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Long-distance shortlist tool
Built for families managing the decision from another country.
What's happening in this market right now
Private nursing home fees in Spain run roughly €1,500 to €4,000 per month in 2026, with Costa coastal regions sitting at the upper end.
Bookimed / Expatica, 2026
State-funded places exist for long-term residents but waiting lists in popular coastal regions are long, and Spanish nationals get effective preference.
Expat Focus, 2026
Spain's IPREM index rose to around €600 per month in 2026, the figure used to assess subsidised dependency funding.
Spanish government / Expat Focus, 2026
First to know when we launch
We are building the only Spanish care home directory written for British and Irish families, not for the homes themselves.
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