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Riverside Residential Care Home

Camborne Way, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 2NR
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Riverside Residential Care Home, Barnsley

Riverside residential home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, specialises in the care of elderly residents with a wide range of needs, including dementia support.

The home has rooms decorated to high standards, with modern furnishings and fittings.

A number of spacious communal areas provide a focal point for residents to spend time. It is here that they participate in activities and visiting entertainment.

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Care Provided by Riverside Residential Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 50 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

Type of carePermanentRespite
Residential CareFrom £980From £980
Residential Dementia CareFrom £994From £994

All care, use of facilities, internet use, food and activities included. Hairdresser, chiropodist and other external services are not included but are provided by vetted third parties.

Contact Riverside Residential Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self-Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Group / Owner

Person in charge

  • Sue Pickersgill(Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2019
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (50)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (30)

Visiting

  • Visitors welcome anytime.

Parking

  • Free on-site parking.

Riverside Residential Care Home Reviews (100)

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9.8

Riverside Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Riverside Residential Care Home has 100 reviews.

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Review from P O (Son of Resident) published on 23 June 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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Great home, my mum has been here for 5 months. The staff are brilliant with the residents, treating them with care and respect. Good facilities/rooms. They also provide a lot of facilities and activities and encourage participation they provide hairdressing facilities for those who want it. Staff always have time to update/discuss relative with you.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from J T (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 May 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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My mum is very happy here, the staff are amazing with her. I have no complaints at all. very good care, the manager is always on hand and supportive.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Rachel B (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 May 2025 Submitted via Website
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Mum had advanced Alzheimer's & spent the last 5 months of her life here. She was wonderfully well cared for, from staff who made every effort to understand & meet her needs. Mum died in April 2025, we wanted to avoid hospital & Riverside made sure this was reality.
A fantastic place that is well led & has a great team of very caring staff

Thank you so much!

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Andrea W (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 April 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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We have been super happy with the care provided at Riverside. Mum has dementia and was very anxious and worried, she took a little while to settle, but after the first 6 weeks it has suggested she more to the extra care side of the care home. She settled almost immediately. We feel very grateful for the care provided by the manager and her lovely staff. Mum is always clean and happy. Thank you.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from R L (Daughter of Resident) published on 28 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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Unexpectedly mum was admitted to Riverside care home. We did not have a choice of homes and were quite concerned but from day one the staff and management have been excellent. They are kind, caring, considerate and treat all the residents with respect. I feel mum is in a safe place and well looked after.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from M L (Wife of Resident) published on 19 December 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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From my first phone call enquiry I felt that the home would be caring and friendly, which has proved to be so. Even though my husband can be very difficult, they always reassure me that he is not a problem they can't overcome. That is a great comfort to know that he is well cared for and safe means everything. All the staff have time to look out for him and for me when I visit and even though it is early days I know he is in the right care.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Trish L (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 December 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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What a difference. Mum came as a new resident after hospital caused by a previous home's lack of care. She is now thriving in this fantastic home. Greatly improved in health and happiness.
The staff are second to none, led by the manageress. They really put the care into care home.

We are so happy our mum now lives here. Thank you all.

Reply from Faye Callan, Care Home Support Team at Riverside Residential Care Home

Thank you for your kind words. We will ensure your comments are shared with the team at Riverside.

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Review from Kathleen B (Wife of Resident) published on 17 October 2024 Submitted via Website
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Riverside Care Home is the best I have been in since my husband became ill over the last 7 years he has been in Riverside for over 12 months and in our experience I have found the rare is second to none. All the staff and management are so caring and compassionate, the home is spotlessly clean, the bedding is changed on a regular basis at least 4 times a week and the food they all say is gorgeous. What is outstanding is how much care is given in giving medication to all residents and care for their safety for residents and visitors with much appreciation.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from David B (Husband of Resident) published on 25 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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My wife began her stay at Riverside 6 months ago. Any judgement of Riverside should be within the context of dealing with someone with advanced Alzheimer vascular dementia. Riverside cannot stop this deteriorating but the improvement in her living with it since being resident has been remarkable and something I could not have achieved alone. She now participates in social activities and responds to most interventions and activities, which previously she would not. This is due to the environment, personnel involved, and strategies deployed. It is easy to criticise minor factors which do not please but I do believe that the staff at Riverside do everything humanly possible to allow as normal an existence as possible. The manager is approachable and sets a leadership example which resonates throughout the whole team. The rooms would benefit from air conditioning in warm weather but personal care, relationships and team work are far more important than buildings.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Alison M (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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My overall experience of the care home has been upsetting. For the first 3 months mum was well cared for and I had no concerns.
From January 2023 onwards her care has been inconsistent. The first incident was forgetting to inform me of Mum having the flu. On 3 occasions I had to inform the Doctor of mum being unwell due to the care home not being proactive, mum needed medical attention for a water infection, pressure sore and itchy skin. When visiting I would often have to ask for her pad to be changed despite being advised that staff were checking mum frequently, even on the day I moved mum she needed changing. Mum's nails were dirty and long. Often Mum's bedding was dirty, once left soaked in urine. Not all Staff were vigilant enough to keep mum safe one staff member advised that mum had been covered in powder. I found glass in her drawer yet staff still advised me that they could keep Mum safe.

Despite numerous complaints, mum's level of care wasn't good enough at this care home.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

Thank you for you review I'm sorry that you feel the care provided was not to standard. To provide reassurance to yourself I am aware both the social worker and local safeguarding team visited the home on separate occasions following the complaint you made at the time. They both inspected the home,...  

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Review from Alan D (Son of Resident) published on 29 April 2024 Submitted via Website
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My father has been resident here for a few months and my sisters and I can’t speak highly enough of the caring ethos that resonates from the care home manager down through the staff. The peace of mind that we get knowing that Dad is really well looked after is most comforting. Excellent facility and staff.

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Review from M T (Sister of Resident) published on 16 April 2024 Submitted via Website
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My sister has come into Riverside and I couldn't be happier. She has been here, she has made friends and her outlook seems brighter. After meeting with the management team I was introduced to the staff. The staff are amazing, nothing is too much trouble. It's not an easy decision to make putting a relative into a care home however I feel very at ease at Riverside. I am always made to feel welcome when visiting my sister.

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Review from C B (Wife of Resident) published on 26 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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Satisfactory experience, hardworking and caring staff. Clean, tidy home, nicely decorated. I find all levels of staff very helpful and knowledgeable. Nothing is too much trouble.

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Review from Deborah H (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 November 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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My mum has dementia and has been treated with care, dignity and compassion like the caregivers would treat their own mum. If at any time I have had any concerns I have openly talked to the staff about it, or talked about anything, her door has always been open.

My mum came from another home that I felt were not looking after her properly. I have felt safe knowing my mum is in Riverside. Even at end-of-life they kept asking after me and if I was okay.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Hannah T (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 October 2023 Submitted via Website
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I would highly recommend Riverside Residential Care Home who does a fantastic job of looking after my mum who has a diagnosis of dementia. The staff are very caring and patient with her. They know her very well and she is not just a number. They manage her needs very well and she is always well looked after. They ensure that her dignity is respected and she is always clean, dressed appropriately and her hair and nails are done. The staff do activities with her regularly to help stimulate her. Her room is lovely, decorated modern, light and airy and the staff ensure the temperature is just right for her according to the weather. She always has a fresh drink available which is topped up regularly and her meals meet all her nutritional needs. The home, itself, is very welcoming and the staff keep me informed and updated about her care. I couldn’t ask for better care.

Reply from Faye Callan, Care Home Support Team at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Catherine A (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 October 2023 Submitted via Website
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I highly rate this care home, the staff are always helpful and friendly and they respect and care for their residents very well. The facility is always clean, bright and welcoming and there are always different activities and events going on. I feel at ease and confident that this is a trustworthy establishment.

Many thanks.

Reply from Faye Callan, Care Home Support Team at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Jennifer W (Friend of Resident) published on 16 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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I was very dubious about my friends staying in any home at all, but after visiting for a number of weeks and I mean most days of that time, I needn't have worried so much. My friend settled in straight away, so visiting was a pleasure because there were no complaints. Because I came to see my friend about every day I've seen it with my own eyes that the residents are fed, watered and looked after how they should be. So that is such a good thing, you don't have to go home worried at all.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

Thank you for your kind words, I will share your comments with the team at Riverside.

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Review from M T (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 August 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Visitors always receive a warm welcome when entering the home. I feel the staff are genuine and nothing is false or being hidden. Staff are opened and honest and other visitors feel the same, nothing is put on because visitors are there. Staff genuinely care for their residents, are respectful of their needs and privacy and will go above and beyond if needs be. Staff are always visible and available for residents and will address any welfare issues as they arrive. If the alarm is triggered, staff respond instantly. Clearly, good policies and procedures are in place. The team are amazing with excellent leadership, and long may this continue.

Reply from Andrew Wood, Director at Riverside Residential Care Home

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Review from Debra K (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 July 2023 Submitted via Website
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These ladies were absolutely brilliant with my dad. He wasn’t there very long, but even in the short time he was, these ladies went above and beyond. I honestly can not thank them enough. My dad received the best possible care in the best possible place, from the most dedicated carers possible. The two management ladies are so attentive and nothing was too much for them. They kept me calm, reassured me and gave me a cuddle when I needed it most. I truly do thank you.

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Review from A C (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 4 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Staff very approachable. Staff all very knowledgeable. Food very varied and appetising. All areas very clean. Activities very good and interesting. Rooms clean and safe with enough storage. All residents are acknowledged straight away.

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Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 26 February 2026
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Good
  • CaringGood
  • EffectiveGood
  • ResponsiveGood
  • SafeRequires improvement
  • Well-ledGood
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Sue Pickersgill
Sue PickersgillJob Title:Home Manager

My name is Sue Pickersgill and I am the Home Manager here at Riverside Care Home. I have worked in the care sector for the past 25 years, and I have been the Home Manager at Riverside since September 2018.

Sue works closely with her team and likes to know that everyone who lives at Riverside has a happy, enjoyable and sociable life.

Sue and all the staff and residents at Riverside love to meet new people, so why not pop in and enjoy a cuppa and a chat?

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