s 3 Care homes in England
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an establishment in England is a care home if it provides accommodation, together with nursing or personal care, for any of the following persons. (2) They are— (a) persons who are or have been ill; (b) persons who have or have had a mental disorder; (c) persons who are disabled or infirm; (d) persons who are or have been dependent on alcohol or drugs. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) And an establishment ... is not a care home if it is— (a) a hospital (within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006); or (b) a children's home, or if it is of a description excepted by regulations.