Why eye care matters in care homes
Most care homes are required to demonstrate that residents have access to regular eye care.
Routine eye care plays a quiet but important role in falls prevention, wellbeing, and quality of life, especially for residents who may not always report vision problems themselves.
When eye care is inaccessible, problems can go unnoticed — affecting independence, safety, and wellbeing. Home eye tests exist to ensure that lack of mobility does not mean lack of care.
Continue with our step-by-step manager playbook on the site, or see our service page for care home eye tests and optician visits — including NHS funding, what we need from your team, and how to enquire.
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