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What’s new in nursing homes, sheltered housing and day centres in Israel: latest inspection reports, registry changes and catalogue numbers. No scores or rankings.
Registry data as of 30 Oct 2026 · inspection reports as of 30 Oct 2026
Latest inspections
The latest reports published by the ministries. The date is the day of the inspection.
- Welfare Ministry comprehensive inspectionMeon HaRofe Haifa, HaifaReport →
- Health Ministry unannounced inspectionOr Ganim Nursing Ward, NetanyaReport →
- Health Ministry unannounced inspectionRishon LeZion Geriatric Center, Rishon LeZionReport →
- Health Ministry unannounced inspectionGolden Age House Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-YafoReport →
- Health Ministry unannounced inspectionPninat Shloshet HaAvot Institution, JerusalemReport →
- Health Ministry unannounced inspectionYakirei Hod Jerusalem, JerusalemReport →
Source: reports published by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Welfare (as of 30 Oct 2026)
Registry changes
Comparison of two checks against the registries: 26 Jun 2026 and 30 Oct 2026.
- 85facilities: the licence end date in the Ministry of Health registry was updated
- 5places from the catalogue gained a government source: the Ministry of Welfare published inspection reports about them
Source: Ministry of Health registry (checked on 30 Oct 2026), Ministry of Welfare inspection reports (as of 30 Oct 2026)
News by topic
- Licences and inspections
- Money and benefits
- Laws and rules
- Health and care
- Housing for older adults
- Numbers and research
News from the ministries and authorities on these topics will appear here later. For now, only inspection reports are shown.
The catalogue in numbers
Click a group of dots or a number to open the catalogue with this filter.Click a district or a number to open the catalogue with this filter.
- Nursing homes and places to live
- Sheltered housing
- Day centres and clubs
- Other, or type not stated
A place with several kinds of care is shown once, under its main type. The catalogue finds it under each of its types, so the number next to the link can be larger than the number of dots.
Table of numbers
| District | Nursing homes and places to live | Sheltered housing | Day centres and clubs | Other, or type not stated | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haifa & the North | 193 | 55 | 384 | 78 | 710 |
| Tel Aviv & the Center | 191 | 108 | 300 | 82 | 681 |
| The South | 41 | 35 | 204 | 35 | 315 |
| Jerusalem | 48 | 28 | 103 | 30 | 209 |
| District not stated | 6 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 34 |
Source: government registries (checked on 30 Oct 2026), Kol Sherut services database (25 Jun 2026), collected by the portal itself (1 May 2026)
Beds by type of care
28,809 beds in 270 facilities, according to Ministry of Health data.
each dot is 100 beds
Geriatric nursing care17,103
Dementia4,852
Rehabilitation2,282
Complex care2,101
Ventilation923
Geriatric internal medicine512
Other types1,036
Table of numbers
| Type of care | Beds |
|---|---|
| Geriatric nursing care | 17,103 |
| Dementia | 4,852 |
| Rehabilitation | 2,282 |
| Complex care | 2,101 |
| Ventilation | 923 |
| Geriatric internal medicine | 512 |
| Frail elderly | 271 |
| Geriatric sub-acute care | 252 |
| Children & youth | 129 |
| Young adults | 112 |
| Palliative care | 83 |
| Psychiatry | 83 |
| Internal medicine | 36 |
| Independent residents | 30 |
| Pulmonary care | 30 |
| Tuberculosis | 10 |
Source: government registries (checked on 30 Oct 2026)
Ministry inspections
Inspection reports by month, by day of inspection. We show the reports themselves and do not give scores.
2,077 reports on 289 facilities, 2023–2026
each dot is one report
- 83Nov
- 74Dec
- 59Jan
- 57Feb
- 0Mar
- 55Apr
- 85May
- 70Jun
- 60Jul
- 62Aug
- 35Sep
- 1Oct
The last two months are incomplete: the ministries publish reports late. The published reports contain no inspections for the period 27 Feb 2026–10 Apr 2026.
- 1,485Health Ministry unannounced inspection
- 440Health Ministry inspection for licensing
- 152Welfare Ministry comprehensive inspection
Table of numbers
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 83 |
| December 2025 | 74 |
| January 2026 | 59 |
| February 2026 | 57 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 55 |
| May 2026 | 85 |
| June 2026 | 70 |
| July 2026 | 60 |
| August 2026 | 62 |
| September 2026 | 35 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
Source: reports published by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Welfare (as of 30 Oct 2026)
Ministry of Health licence validity
For 271 facilities, the registry shows a licence end date. The count is as of 12 Nov 2026.
each dot is one facility
- Valid for more than 90 days186
- Ends within the next 90 days60
- The date in the registry has already passed25
A date that has passed does not mean that the facility is working without a licence: the renewal may be in process, and the registry is updated late. The licence status of a particular facility is on its card.
Source: government registries (checked on 30 Oct 2026)
Sources and dates
- Government registries (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of Construction and Housing)
- 30 Oct 2026
- registries.health.gov.ilnursing-homes.health.gov.ildata.gov.il › welfare-framesdata.gov.il › hostelsgis
- Ministry inspection reports
- 30 Oct 2026
- registries.health.gov.ilgov.il › molsa-supervision-frames-reports
- Kol Sherut (services database)
- 25 Jun 2026
- kolsherut.org.il
- Collected by the portal (facility websites, open catalogues)
- 1 May 2026
- There is no single address: these are the websites of the facilities themselves, and each one is named on the card of its facility.
For registries, the date shown is the day of the latest check against them: some of the details in them were read earlier. For the other sources, the date shown is the day we read them.
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