
It gives my sister and I massive peace of mind to know that our mum is so well looked after 24/7Liz S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



It gives my sister and I massive peace of mind to know that our mum is so well looked after 24/7Liz S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



Belonging to a quiet, residential area in Armley, Leeds, Rievaulx House Care Home offers personalised residential and residential dementia care to older people.
This friendly home offers many areas for residents to relax and socialise with friends and family as well as many fantastic amenities which include a lovely garden which is tended by residents, on-site hair salon and cinema room.
At Rievaulx House, there are a range of lovely dining...
Care Provided by Rievaulx House Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 90 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Stroke
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Rievaulx House Care Centre for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Rievaulx House Care Centre 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
- HC-One
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Samantha Foster(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed with both male-only and female-only unit(s)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (90)
Rievaulx House Care Centre Reviews (73)
Rievaulx House Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.660) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Rievaulx House Care Centre has 73 reviews.
My mum has been a resident at Rievaulx House since October 2020. During this time we couldn't be more delighted with the care she receives every day. She is very well looked after by the amazing team with every detail catered for, nothing is too much trouble. Communication with us is excellent, we have always been kept up to date with developments during the very challenging pandemic. Mum is very happy, she absolutely loves the home-cooked food and is very content in her day to day life, which we as a family are extremely grateful for. Her room is spacious, light and airy and the facilities, in general, are excellent. Each and every member of the care team we have met have shown kindness, professionalism and a genuine desire to make Mum's stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Someone recommended Rievaulx House to our family and we are very pleased they did, we can't recommend Rievaulx House highly enough.
My mum has been a resident at Rievaulx House since March 2020. This has been a very stressful time for all the family, it is comforting to know that Mum is safe and well looked after by all the staff. Video calls have helped ease our fears. Visits are now being allowed via the testing system, so we cannot wait to visit Mum in person.
I cannot thank the staff enough for the care they have given my mom during the time she has been with them (just over a year). They have treated her with dignity and nothing is too much trouble and I have been able to feel she is safe and secure during this Covid epidemic. I would recommend this care home 100%.
My father has been at Rievaulx House for 2.5 years. The staff and care have been excellent. He has a lovely sunny room, which is kept very clean. The home feels like a family, and all the staff are welcoming and friendly. The office door is always open, and open dialogue is encouraged so if there are any issues (health or otherwise) they are listened to and actioned quickly. I would highly recommend this caring home.
Lovely home. Wonderful staff always smiling. Very friendly and caring always make visitors feel welcome, they always call me by my first name which I find nice.
At last able to visit my aunty. Staff caring, helpful and very good. Everything well organised despite the situation we all find ourselves in. Aunty looked very well and comfy, even had a hair trim, well done by carers! Staff working brilliantly under current conditions and most helpful at all times. Covid protocol observed on outside visit with no problems.
Thank you.
Fabulous!
One suggestion would be to have a keyworker assigned to each resident as at times, finding information out about appointments, physio etc can be difficult due to staff changing shifts. I would consider this to be a good care home.
I visited Rievaulz on Saturday 14th December to attend the Christmas party. My gran had only been a resident for a couple of weeks but the way she got on with staff and how warmly they treated her was lovely to see. She has always been fiercely independent and I never expected to see her willingly accept residential care but she is totally happy in her new home and is loving being looked after in such a lovely environment. Thank you.
The "Chef" does not stretch himself with the meals. They are bland and very repetitive. Elderly people need food which is nutritious, appetising and healthy which gives them all the vitamins they need to sustain a healthy life and digestive system. This is lacking somewhat at these premises. Therefore I suggest either a replacement chef or the existing one needs to be retrained on the nutritional value of serving food to the elderly.
Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this will help us improve our service where required. At HC-One, we put great quality food and best practice food service at the heart of the care programme for residents, key to their health and wellbeing, to ensure residents reach their...
In my sister's words, "It is a very nice hotel - the staff are very helpful and the food is wonderful". Albeit she has dementia, she is happy in her World and is enabled to live in "her World".
We have found the staff to be really helpful and caring.
Overall very happy with the care home. The staff are very caring and my husband is looked after very well.
The staff here have been absolutely fabulous, they looked after me rather well, allaying my hesitance from the word go, the taking of medicines, is well organised and prompt.
Room is brilliant, wet room (great fun to shower seated) quite roomy, living room/bed has bags of space and TV and WiFi.
Meals are smashing (vegetarian) a good selection for each meal times, food well cooked well prepped and hot
Room cleaned daily by a cheerful member of staff.
Xmas was made a memorable season for me.
I have no hesitance in recommending Rievaulx house to anyone that would be a 1st timer.
Thankyou to all at Rievaulx house.
Extremely happy with Mum's care and wellbeing. All the staff are friendly and professional and I have peace of mind Mum is safe and well.
The staff are really caring and nothing is too much trouble they will do anything for my mum, she is always clean and tidy both in her appearance and her room and bathroom. I feel I can go to the office and discuss anything from personal matters to just everyday chit-chat. Mum has settled in lovely she has been there for about 18 months now. Perhaps a little bit more of a selection of choice of food old people prefer old type meals e.g Shepherds Pie, Meat and Potato Pie or Corned Beef Stew. All in all fantastic.
We chose Rievaulx House because the home manager is very honest and supportive. When we looked around the carers seemed friendly and knew their stuff. It's a difficult choice, putting your parent in a home for any amount of time but we are very happy with the service and know that he is in good hands with the manager and her staff.
I will recommend the home to all those looking for care in the Leeds area.
Thanks.
My mum has settled at Rievaulx House more than I would ever have imagined. I feel this is due to the care and kindness shown to her over the past year. I would like to say a big thank you to one and all!
Standard of care and attitude of staff excellent. Care very good, could not ask for more.
Bed Vacancies
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News (22) & Events (0)
- 29 Jan 2026
HC-One’s Rievaulx House Care Home in Armley, Leeds, welcomed Mark Sewards, MP for Leeds South West and Morley, on Friday 16th January for a visit celebrating the home’s dedication to...
- 07 Jan 2026
Residents at HC-One’s Rievaulx House Care Home in Armley, Leeds, enjoyed an unforgettable football experience last week, thanks to the generosity of Leeds United Football Club, who donated two tickets...
- 07 Jan 2026
Residents at HC-One’s Rievaulx House Care Home in Armley, Leeds, enjoyed an unforgettable football experience last week, thanks to the generosity of Leeds United Football Club, who donated two tickets...
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Meet the Team (1)

What does ‘kindness’ mean to you?
“Achieving the right outcomes for the right reasons for the people we support and the team that supports them. Ensuring quality is in the forefront.”
As a Heath Care Professional, Samantha has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards of care and quality of life for Residents.
Having worked at HC-One since 2018, Samantha closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. She extends this caring approach to her Colleagues and works closely with them to deliver care and support to Residents in a way that they gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home.
When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Samantha remarked:
“Being able to see the outcomes of the support on a level that I am able to share with the team. I enjoy being able to make decisions in the best interest of the team and the home as a whole and being able to be involved in processes from top to bottom.”
Samantha has also achieved much outside of work, with her proudest achievements being growing her career from the ground up being adaptable and flexible in her role collecting greater knowledge and skills along the way.
Outside of work, Samantha enjoys spending time with her husband, two children and a basset hound.
If you would like to find out more about Rievaulx House, Samantha would be delighted to have an informal discussion with you over the phone to answer any questions and provide further information.
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