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The friendly and comfortable home offers a place for residents to relax, unwind and socialise with friends and family. This home offers lovely en-suite bedrooms, hair salon, shop and wellbeing programme which helps residents to maintain their hobbies, learn new hobbies and to have opportunities to engage with the...
Care Provided by Priory Gardens Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 72 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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- 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
- Bar/Café
- 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 Priory Gardens Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Priory Gardens 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Bridge Oak Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Imogen Bailey(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (70)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
Priory Gardens Care Home Reviews (162)
Priory Gardens Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.697) out of 10, based on 41 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Priory Gardens Care Home has 162 reviews.
The staff at Priory Garden are wonderful caring people and I am really appreciative of the care that they are giving to my mum.
I was invited to Sunday lunch at Priory Gardens yesterday, along with a friend. The lunch was beautifully cooked and thoroughly enjoyed by both of us. We were made to feel welcome, treated with utmost kindness by the carers, and by the event coordinator. Thanks to all, including the chef, for such a pleasant, wholesome and tasty meal.
I was very impressed by staff all chatty and cheerful. The staff were so caring with residents. The rooms were very clean and I really liked the name plaques outside residents' rooms, which gave a little personal insight into each resident. We had a roast dinner followed by pudding and both were delicious, I can highly recommend the food I was very impressed with all I saw. Priory Gardens has a really friendly feel to it.
All staff I encountered were helpful in explaining my dads care and needs. The rooms and comon areas are very clean, the staff make family and visitors so welcome, offering hot drinks and refreshments. We were very happy that this care home looked after our dad in his final years. We can't thank you enough.
Priory gardens care home, cared for our dad for 2 years, they treated my dad so well in his final years, taking lots of stress away from the family. There's always activities going on for the residents and it's immaculately clean and welcoming. The nurses and care workers are excellent always caring and showing compassion. We are so happy our dad was cared for so well. Well done to the management team, very well organised care home.
Since my arrival at Priory Gardens, just after Christmas, I have felt really well and relaxed. The atmosphere exuded by the staff, all the staff is so friendly, and positive, my well being has soared over this time.
Mum has been here four weeks now and everything has been very good. Staff are kind and attentive. Mum always enjoys her food. Staff keep us up to date with mum's care and are never too busy to answer any of our questions.
From the moment I walked in I was made very welcome, the staff are amazing and so friendly. The support staff has given me has been outstanding which I have been very appreciative of thank you so much!
I have found staff to be kind, caring and friendly and confident my relative is in good hands.
A very nice place, always friendly.
Excellent care home, as a family we needed a home for my mum placing her here was the best decision we made the care and empathy shown to mum and all residents is top class, its friendly staff has made the transition so easy as a family we are extremely grateful.
I found Priory Gardens to be a clean and friendly place. The staff were helpful and kept us well informed.
Very comfortable, staff good. Room is perfect, going out on outings is very good as I like to be out and about. It's a good change to see new things.
We visit my sister every week, she is always clean, dry and very happy. The staff are very friendly, very helpful and are always there to answer any questions. My sister is a very quiet person, but has come out of her shell. Since coming here, we never worry about her when we leave to go home. We would recommend this nursing home to anyone who asks.
Really nice place, always clean and tidy. Excellent staff, always prepared to talk and listen. Nothing is too much trouble. Plenty of activities for residents. Overall, nice caring, clean residential care home.
Priory gardens - well led, wonderful team, always smiling, always happy and not a big turn over of staff, which speaks volumes to me - happy staff stay where they are well looked after! Amazing staff every single one of them, the handyman, the bus driver, the office girls, the well being team, the carers - everyone of them is an assett to Priory Gardens. Thank you so much for looking after our mum.
I am very happy with the care he received and the support his family was given.
Dad settled into the home very well, he found the staff to be very caring and helpful. I would recommend this home to anyone.
I have visited my brother. He is very happy. I am so pleased with how he is being looked after. The home is clean and comfortable. The staff are friendly and kind.
My dad had nearly four years as a resident in Priory Gardens Care Home and was cared for very professionally and with great kindness before he passed away peacefully in hospital. We could not be more grateful that he spent his last four years in such a wonderful environment. Thank you to all the kind staff here that made this possible.
Bed Vacancies
6 Bed Vacancies
Posted: 28 July 2026Please contact us for information regarding our bed availability
News (4) & Events (0)
- 12 Dec 2025
Residents and colleagues at HC-One’s Priory Gardens Care Home in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, came together on the 3rd December to celebrate a remarkable milestone as much-loved resident Helen Shillito marked...
- 29 Jul 2025
Priory Gardens Care Home, run by HC-One and located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, welcomed visitors and guests from their local community to participate in this year’s Care Home Open Week...
- 22 Jul 2025
Residents at HC-One’s Priory Gardens Care Home in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, recently enjoyed a delightful trip to the seaside, soaking up the sun and sea air during a visit to...
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