How often should a care home have an EICR?

Inspection intervals depend on the premises, its age, condition and how it’s used — there is no single answer that fits every home. Many operators test on a regular cycle in line with their own compliance schedule, and the recommended interval for your next inspection is recorded on the report itself. We’ll assess your installation and advise on a suitable interval for your home.

Can testing happen without disturbing residents?

In most cases, yes. We plan testing room by room and circuit by circuit, working around mealtimes, quiet hours and care routines agreed with your manager. Residents' rooms are only accessed at agreed times, and communal areas are tested in phases so the home keeps running normally.

Do you test emergency lighting?

Yes. We carry out function and duration testing of emergency lighting systems in corridors, stairwells, escape routes and communal areas, and provide documentation of the results for your compliance records.

Do you carry out PAT testing?

Yes — we PAT test portable appliances throughout care homes, including kitchen and laundry equipment, communal-area appliances and residents' own items such as lamps, radios and chargers where the home wishes them included. Each item is labelled and recorded.

What paperwork do we get?

Depending on the work, you’ll receive an Electrical Installation Condition Report, an Electrical Installation Certificate or a Minor Works Certificate, each in accordance with BS 7671, plus emergency lighting test documentation and a PAT register where those services are included — clear, well-organised paperwork ready for your compliance folder.

Do you work out of hours?

Yes. Where daytime working isn’t practical, we can carry out testing in the evenings or at weekends. In a care home, though, many operators prefer daytime visits planned around routines — we’re happy to work either way and will agree the approach with you first.

Do you cover all of London?

Yes, we carry out care home electrical testing across London and the surrounding areas, for single homes and multi-site care groups alike.

How do I request a quotation?

Call us on 020 7473 7807, fill in the form on this page, or use our contact page and we’ll get back to you, usually within the hour, to discuss your home and arrange a site visit or quotation.

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What We Test

Care Home Electrical Testing, Done Properly

Inspection and testing carried out in accordance with the current edition of BS 7671 where applicable — planned around your residents and delivered with clear, well-organised paperwork. Part of our wider healthcare electrical testing service.

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Care Home EICRs

Electrical Installation Condition Reports covering residents’ rooms, communal areas, kitchens, laundries and plant spaces, recording the condition of the installation and classifying any observations found.

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Emergency Lighting Testing

Function and duration testing of emergency lighting in corridors, stairwells and escape routes — helping keep the routes your residents rely on safely lit if the power fails.

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PAT Testing

Portable appliance testing for kitchen, laundry and communal equipment — and residents’ own items where you’d like them included. See our PAT testing service.

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Distribution Board Inspection

Full inspection and testing of the distribution boards serving your home, including circuit identification and labelling so your records match what’s on the wall.

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Fault-Finding & Repairs

Diagnostics and repairs when something isn’t right — tripping circuits, dead sockets, flickering lights — carried out with minimal fuss in an occupied home.

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Certification — EIC & Minor Works

Electrical Installation Certificates and Minor Works Certificates issued for new installations, alterations and additions within your home, each in accordance with BS 7671.

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Why Choose Us

Why Care Homes Choose Royal Docks Electrical

A care home is first and foremost someone’s home. We plan and deliver electrical testing with that in mind — quietly, considerately and with paperwork your compliance folder will thank you for.

We work around your residents

Testing planned around mealtimes, quiet hours and care routines agreed with your manager — room by room, at times that suit the home, not us.

Considerate, uniformed electricians

Considerate, uniformed electricians used to working in occupied care settings — City & Guilds qualified, with 28+ years’ experience and £5m public liability insurance.

Evidence-ready documentation

Clear, well-organised reports and certificates ready for your compliance folder and inspections — so when someone asks for the paperwork, it’s there.

Single homes and groups alike

From one home to a multi-site group, we cover London and the surrounding areas with consistent testing, reporting and a single point of contact.

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Compliance

Care Home Electrical Compliance, In Plain English

The terms you’ll come across around care home electrical safety, without the jargon. We’ll always confirm exactly what applies to your home before any work begins.

EICRs for Care Premises

An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a formal report following inspection and testing of a fixed electrical installation, recording its condition and identifying any items that need attention. Care premises are occupied around the clock, so many operators keep their EICRs on a regular cycle as part of their wider compliance schedule — we’ll assess your installation and advise on a suitable interval. Read more on our EICR certificate page.

Emergency Lighting

Emergency lighting keeps corridors, stairwells and escape routes lit if the normal supply fails — particularly important in a building where many residents need time or assistance to move. We carry out function and duration testing and provide documentation of the results for your records.

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

PAT testing checks the safety of plug-in equipment — kitchen and laundry appliances, communal-area equipment, and residents’ own items such as lamps, radios and chargers where the home wishes them included. Each item is labelled and a register provided.

Where Medical-Location Considerations May Apply

Some care settings include treatment rooms or clinical areas which may fall within the scope of BS 7671 Section 710, which sets out additional requirements for electrical installations in medical locations. If your home has areas like these, we’ll assess them and confirm what applies — our medical location testing page explains Section 710 in more detail. NHS-linked or larger healthcare estates may also find our HTM 06-01 compliance and GP surgery testing pages useful.

Care Home Electrical Testing — Common Questions

Inspection intervals depend on the premises, its age, condition and how it’s used — there is no single answer that fits every home. Many operators test on a regular cycle in line with their own compliance schedule, and the recommended interval for your next inspection is recorded on the report itself. We’ll assess your installation and advise on a suitable interval for your home.
In most cases, yes. We plan testing room by room and circuit by circuit, working around mealtimes, quiet hours and care routines agreed with your manager. Residents’ rooms are only accessed at agreed times, and communal areas are tested in phases so the home keeps running normally.
Yes. We carry out function and duration testing of emergency lighting systems in corridors, stairwells, escape routes and communal areas, and provide documentation of the results for your compliance records.
Yes — we PAT test portable appliances throughout care homes, including kitchen and laundry equipment, communal-area appliances and residents’ own items such as lamps, radios and chargers where the home wishes them included. Each item is labelled and recorded.
Depending on the work, you’ll receive an Electrical Installation Condition Report, an Electrical Installation Certificate or a Minor Works Certificate, each in accordance with BS 7671, plus emergency lighting test documentation and a PAT register where those services are included — clear, well-organised paperwork ready for your compliance folder.
Yes. Where daytime working isn’t practical, we can carry out testing in the evenings or at weekends. In a care home, though, many operators prefer daytime visits planned around routines — we’re happy to work either way and will agree the approach with you first.
Yes, we carry out care home electrical testing across London and the surrounding areas, for single homes and multi-site care groups alike.
Call us on 020 7473 7807, fill in the form on this page, or use our contact page and we’ll get back to you, usually within the hour, to discuss your home and arrange a site visit or quotation.

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