# Pulse: what’s new in nursing homes, sheltered housing and day centres - Page on the site: Registry data as of 30 Oct 2026 · inspection reports as of 30 Oct 2026 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. ## Latest inspections The latest reports published by the ministries. The date is the day of the inspection. - 4 Oct 2026 · Welfare Ministry comprehensive inspection · Meon HaRofe Haifa · Haifa: · Report: - 24 Sep 2026 · Health Ministry unannounced inspection · Or Ganim Nursing Ward · Netanya: · Report: - 23 Sep 2026 · Health Ministry unannounced inspection · Rishon LeZion Geriatric Center · Rishon LeZion: · Report: - 23 Sep 2026 · Health Ministry unannounced inspection · Golden Age House Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv-Yafo: · Report: - 22 Sep 2026 · Health Ministry unannounced inspection · Pninat Shloshet HaAvot Institution · Jerusalem: · Report: - 19 Sep 2026 · Health Ministry unannounced inspection · Yakirei Hod Jerusalem · Jerusalem: · Report: Facilities with inspection reports: 289 in the catalogue 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. - 85 facilities: the licence end date in the Ministry of Health registry was updated - 5 places 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 - 1,949 places in the catalogue: - 425 cities and towns - 1,437 in government registries: Places by district and main type (each place is counted once) | 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 | - Haifa & the North: 710 in the catalogue - Haifa & the North · Nursing homes and places to live: 199 in the catalogue - Haifa & the North · Sheltered housing: 60 in the catalogue - Haifa & the North · Day centres and clubs: 384 in the catalogue - Tel Aviv & the Center: 681 in the catalogue - Tel Aviv & the Center · Nursing homes and places to live: 238 in the catalogue - Tel Aviv & the Center · Sheltered housing: 114 in the catalogue - Tel Aviv & the Center · Day centres and clubs: 300 in the catalogue - The South: 315 in the catalogue - The South · Nursing homes and places to live: 45 in the catalogue - The South · Sheltered housing: 35 in the catalogue - The South · Day centres and clubs: 204 in the catalogue - Jerusalem: 209 in the catalogue - Jerusalem · Nursing homes and places to live: 56 in the catalogue - Jerusalem · Sheltered housing: 30 in the catalogue - Jerusalem · Day centres and clubs: 103 in the catalogue 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. 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. | 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 2,077 reports on 289 facilities, 2023–2026 Inspection reports by month, by day of inspection. We show the reports themselves and do not give scores. - Health Ministry unannounced inspection: 1,485 - Health Ministry inspection for licensing: 440 - Welfare Ministry comprehensive inspection: 152 | Month | Reports | | --- | ---: | | Nov 2025 | 83 | | Dec 2025 | 74 | | Jan 2026 | 59 | | Feb 2026 | 57 | | Mar 2026 | 0 | | Apr 2026 | 55 | | May 2026 | 85 | | Jun 2026 | 70 | | Jul 2026 | 60 | | Aug 2026 | 62 | | Sep 2026 | 35 | | Oct 2026 | 1 | 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. - 2023: 27 - 2024: 752 - 2025: 814 - 2026: 484 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. - Valid for more than 90 days: 186 - Ends within the next 90 days: 60 - The date in the registry has already passed: 25 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: · · · - Ministry inspection reports · 30 Oct 2026: · - Kol Sherut (services database) · 25 Jun 2026: - 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. --- This site is an information board, not a recommendation service. The data comes from government registries and public sources and is shown with its source. It may be out of date, so confirm it with the place and with the Ministry of Health. We don't rate quality, don't recommend any place and aren't a party to any agreement. The choice is yours.