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Care homes in Merthyr Tydfil

There are 21 care homes in Merthyr Tydfil registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), the regulator of social care in Wales. Between them they have 265 registered places.

CIW rates each service on themes such as well-being and care and support, and gives no overall rating. 20 of them have ratings from CIW; the breakdown below counts each theme separately, in CIW’s own words. 1 has no ratings shown, because CIW has not published ratings for it yet. CIW data as at 14 October 2026.

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How care homes in Merthyr Tydfil are rated

CIW rates each service on themes and gives no overall rating. For each theme, this is how many services have each rating, in CIW’s own words. The themes are counted separately and we never add them together or turn them into a score of our own.

  • Well-being

    20 services rated

    • Excellent10 (50%)
    • Good10 (50%)
    • Requires improvement0 (0%)
    • Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
  • Care and support

    20 services rated

    • Excellent7 (35%)
    • Good11 (55%)
    • Requires improvement2 (10%)
    • Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
  • Environment

    20 services rated

    • Excellent3 (15%)
    • Good16 (80%)
    • Requires improvement1 (5%)
    • Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
  • Leadership and management

    20 services rated

    • Excellent5 (25%)
    • Good12 (60%)
    • Requires improvement3 (15%)
    • Requires significant improvement0 (0%)

1 service has no ratings shown: CIW started rating care homes and home care in April 2025 and has not yet published ratings for every service. What the ratings mean.

Care homes in Merthyr Tydfil

Showing 1 to 20 of 21 services.

  • 78 Westwood Drive

    Care home

    Run by SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY LIMITED

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Excellent

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5BL
    • 1 registered place
  • 80 Westwood Drive

    Care home

    Run by SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY LIMITED

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5BL
    • 1 registered place
  • Caseys Lodge

    Care home

    Run by Care 4 U (Neath) Limited

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1PF
    • 8 registered places
  • Elan Specialist Residential Care Service

    Care home

    Run by Elan Assisted Living Services Limited

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4QN
    • 5 registered places
  • Frederick House

    Care home

    Run by Kestrel Care Ltd

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RF
    • 12 registered places
  • Ger Y Nant

    Care home

    Run by SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY LIMITED

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Excellent

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5NB
    • 4 registered places
  • Glynbargoed Care Home

    Care home

    Run by Roemarsh Limited

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Requires improvement
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Requires improvement

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 6AA
    • 24 registered places
  • Heddfan residential Home

    Care home

    Run by an individual provider

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1TD
    • 5 registered places
  • Jah Jireh Charity Homes (Wales)

    Care home

    Run by Jah Jireh Charity Homes

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Aberdare, CF44 0LX
    • 51 registered places
  • Llysfaen

    Care home

    Run by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Adults and Children's Services

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9PT
    • 6 registered places
  • Llyswen Care Home

    Care home

    Run by PROSPER CARE & SUPPORT LIMITED

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0UX
    • 3 registered places
  • Maes Y Bryn

    Care home

    Run by SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY LIMITED

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Excellent
    • Leadership and management: Excellent

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5NB
    • 5 registered places
  • Mill House

    Care home

    Run by Ucan Care Limited

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5ED
    • 3 registered places
  • Plasnewydd Residential Home

    Care home

    Run by Plasnewydd Residential Homes Ltd

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Requires improvement
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2PR
    • 37 registered places
  • Prince Llewellyn Farm

    Care home

    Run by SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY LIMITED

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Excellent

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5PG
    • 5 registered places
  • Teulu Bach

    Care home

    Run by an individual provider

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Good

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RF
    • 4 registered places
  • The Daffodils Care Home

    Care home

    Run by HC-One Limited

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Requires improvement
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Requires improvement

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AY
    • 30 registered places
  • The Jays

    Care home

    Run by Accomplish group ltd

    No CIW ratings published yet
    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8YR
    • 7 registered places
  • Ty Alarch

    Care home

    Run by Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited

    • Well-being: Excellent
    • Care and support: Excellent
    • Environment: Excellent
    • Leadership and management: Excellent

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UY
    • 6 registered places
  • Ty Bargoed Newydd Residential Home

    Care home

    Run by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Adults and Children's Services

    • Well-being: Good
    • Care and support: Good
    • Environment: Good
    • Leadership and management: Requires improvement

    CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating

    • Treharris, CF46 5HH
    • 32 registered places

Other kinds of care in Merthyr Tydfil

Services registered with CIW here, by kind of care.

Care homes in nearby areas

Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.

Questions about care in Merthyr Tydfil

How many care homes are there in Merthyr Tydfil?

There are 21 care homes in Merthyr Tydfil registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), the regulator of social care in Wales. Between them they have 265 registered places.

How are care homes in Merthyr Tydfil rated?

CIW rates each service on themes such as well-being and care and support, and gives no overall rating. 20 of them have ratings from CIW; the breakdown below counts each theme separately, in CIW’s own words. 1 has no ratings shown, because CIW has not published ratings for it yet. CIW data as at 14 October 2026. In Wales, CIW rates each service on themes, not as a whole: well-being, care and support, environment and leadership and management (the environment theme applies to care homes only). Each theme gets one of four ratings: Excellent, Good, Requires improvement or Requires significant improvement. It gives no overall rating, so we do not show one. Adult placement (Shared Lives) services are not rated. We show each rating as CIW publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.

How do I choose a care home in Merthyr Tydfil?

Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CIW grades and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.

Who pays for care in Merthyr Tydfil?

It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.

How up to date is this information?

This page uses CIW data as at 14 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.

Choosing care homes

A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. Care homes without nursing do not have a nurse on duty.

Things to check

  • Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
  • Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
  • Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
  • Read the latest CIW report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.

Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.

How to choose care

About this information

CIW data as at 14 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.

Contains information from Care Inspectorate Wales © Crown copyright 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Care Comparison is independent and is not connected to or endorsed by Care Inspectorate Wales.

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