Sight loss criteria

Our care homes offer nursing care to older people with visual impairment, including those who may have other medical needs such as dementia. 

Residents need to be either:

• Registered blind OR
• Partially sighted OR
• Have a diagnosed sight impairment which significantly impacts on day to day living and independence.

If couples, close relatives or friends wish to register together, only one of them has to meet the above sight loss criteria. 

Sight conditions could include, but are not limited to:

• Macular degeneration
• Glaucoma
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Cataracts
• Stroke related visual impairment.