# CareFacts — question guides

> UK care-service regulation, inspection and operator context.

This file covers /task-guides/. Use the site-wide reference at https://carefacts.co.uk/llms.txt for the broader site. Canonical website: https://carefacts.co.uk/. Documentation reviewed 2026-10-18; underlying records have their own dates. Fields to verify when supplied: service identifier; regulator and jurisdiction; inspection date; provider versus location. A rating is tied to its regulator, service and inspection date. Do not infer current care quality or eligibility from an older rating alone. This is read-only discovery; robots rules and source licences still apply.

## Start here

- [Agent instructions](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/agent-use.md): How to find a record, use native search, interpret missing data and cite an answer.
- [Data context](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/data-context.md): Site-specific identity fields, coverage, dates and limitations.
- [Source guide](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/sources.md): Claim-to-source links for published guidance.
- [Task guide](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/index.md): Practical steps and links into existing site tools.

## Existing site tools

- [Start a search on carefacts.co.uk](https://carefacts.co.uk/): Existing public page; use its visible controls and source dates.
- [Compare services](https://carefacts.co.uk/compare): Existing public page; use its visible controls and source dates.
- [Home care services and agencies 11,810](https://carefacts.co.uk/care-types/home-care): Existing public page; use its visible controls and source dates.
- [See the release dates behind these figures](https://carefacts.co.uk/sources): Existing public page; use its visible controls and source dates.

## Published question guides

- [Who do you complain to about care homes?](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/who-to-complain-to-about-care-homes/index.md): Source-linked answer; published 2026-10-18.
- [What are the 4 CQC ratings?](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/what-are-the-four-cqc-ratings/index.md): Source-linked answer; published 2026-10-18.
- [What is the difference between a residential care home and a care home?](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/difference-residential-care-home-and-care-home/index.md): Source-linked answer; published 2026-10-18.

## Optional

- [Machine-readable action index](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/agent.json): Observed GET form, fixed navigation, document index and coverage metadata.
- [Expanded reference](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/llms-full.txt): Read when the individual documents are insufficient; includes published article text.
- [Guide sitemap](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/sitemap.xml): Indexable human-readable guide URLs only.
- [Earlier site reference](https://carefacts.co.uk/task-guides/site-reference.md): Dated first-party snapshot; verify current records before reusing counts or availability claims.