A care home can ask a resident to leave, but it cannot simply evict someone without notice or without following proper procedures. Grounds for discharge include the person’s needs having increased beyond what the home is registered and staffed to provide, consistent non-payment of fees, or behaviour that poses a serious risk to other residents or staff. The home is required to give reasonable notice, to work with the family and social services to find an appropriate alternative placement, and to ensure the person is not simply left without care. A sudden or poorly managed discharge can be challenged, and the local authority has a duty to step in to ensure continuity of care. If a care home is threatening to discharge a resident, contacting the local authority adult social care team and seeking independent advice is the recommended first step.