
We could not have asked for a better care home for our dad.Natalie T(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

There is a nice homely atmosphere.Suzanne K(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The food is amazing and the dining room gives residents the restaurant atmosphere.Sharon D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

We could not have asked for a better care home for our dad.Natalie T(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

There is a nice homely atmosphere.Suzanne K(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The food is amazing and the dining room gives residents the restaurant atmosphere.Sharon D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The Dales looks beyond its duty to provide excellent Nursing care. It is also a vibrant, active community with a full and varied programme of social and leisure pursuits, including organised musical and other events plus trips and excursions, which enable residents to enjoy a stimulating and busy lifestyle.
Above all, it is committed to helping its residents, their families and friends feel totally at home. The team believe this...
Care Provided by Barchester Dales Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- 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 56 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
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- 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
This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barchester Dales Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barchester Dales 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
- Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Roisin Doyle (General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2011
Room Information
- Single Rooms (46)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (5)
Barchester Dales Care Home Reviews (71)
Barchester Dales Care Home has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.254) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Dales Care Home has 71 reviews.
My family member now has a very high care need which this home provides excellently. The staff are a great asset to this home - always professional, curteous and always treat residents with a great deal of dignity.
My family member suffered a severe stroke and without the care received at The Dales, I am sure they would not have survived - well done and thank you.
May we thank you for allowing us to care for your wonderful family member. I have personally spoken to the staff at the home following your review and kind words.
Many thanks and warm regards.
The family are very pleased with the care being given, which is always to a very high standard. All issues have been dealt with straight away and we feel we are listened to and any issues are acted on by the operations manager.
We strive to provide the best care and support to all residents and families.
Glad to be able to help with presented issues and resolve them for you.
My mother has been resident at The Dales Care Home for about 4 1/2 years. The care she has received has been excellent - hence I have recommended it to many friends and family who have subsequently arranged for their family member to reside at the home. The staff know my mother's personality such that as she has deteriorated mentally and physically they are now able to anticipate her needs. The only slight negatives are the lack of variety in the food menu and we were unhappy with the last manager but she has now left (hence no response below).
Thank you for your kind words, the staff do work very hard and are very caring.
Following the meeting I held with family and residents in Nov 17, a new menu has been devised following all of your feedback. This is displayed in the hall on the family notice board for your perusal.
Warm regards.
Taken to the resident I was visiting. She had a nice room although rather small. I was impressed by the care assistant who dealt with the resident when she became anxious. She was calm, patient and reassuring.
We took the resident to the sitting room as we left but there was no one else in there and no staff we could see. We didn't want to leave our friend alone.
All the staff we saw were excellent.
Not able to comment on food etc.
Well done to each and every one.
My Grandfather spent the final 7 months of his life here. Moving him here from another home was the best decision I have made. The care, attention, devotion and commitment the staff show is second to none, nothing was ever too much for them. He gained the weight back that he had lost at a previous home, became settled very quickly and shown all the attention he could have asked for. As a family, we can rest knowing his final days were spent in caring and comfortable surroundings and treated with dignity. Cannot speak highly enough of the place.
As she became increasingly confused and unresponsive they did everything possible to make sure she was warm, comfortable and pain-free and as we were unable to get back in time for her last few moments, they sat and held her hands to enable a peaceful passing.
I would like to express the gratitude all our family feel that she was so kindly and respectfully treated in her last days and only wish there were more care homes of this calibre to look after our elderly.
Very satisfied with the 3 carers and sister on mother's unit. I cannot fault them but I have seen fees rise from £700 per week to £900 per week. Mother has a simple dark room facing North. However, I have put up with this because she spends all her days in the lounge which is bright and pleasant. I do not think carers have seen their pay packets rise by even £10 per week. When people ask me what I think of the home, I say with the carers I am satisfied BUT I feel the managers of the care home head office in London are lining their pockets and probably earning 4 times as much as the carers who do all the dirty work. I am very aware that the company DICTATES to the home and its workers what they have to do and yet I have never seen anyone from London and my mother has been here 4 years.
Whilst the care provided at the Dales was excellent, unfortunately, we had to move my elderly mother despite her having dementia as the management increased the fees by 6% after just six months of arriving, then another 7% a year later, despite inflation rates being under 1% for past few years. We felt this is taking advantage of the fact that most people will not want to move their elderly relatives, usual generic reasons given, one being increased labour costs - be interested to know if wages went up by these amounts over the same period. Fortunately, she has settled in well to a nearby care home with no adverse impact on her health
Always extremely welcoming to all visitors whether family or friends. Plenty of activities going on for the residents and again family and friends and very often included. All special occasions/events recognised and celebrated - Halloween/bonfire night/Burns night etc and invitations sent to family. Residents welfare is second to none, carers are obviously very dedicated towards their charges and nothing is too much trouble to make residents feel comfortable, safe and well fed. They know all the residents needs and have a warm approach towards everyone.
Extremely helpful and caring staff, nothing appeared a problem to them. Pleasant location, homely feeling. Plenty of activities for the residents with a sing a long and craft session on occasions when we have visited. The residents were always treaty with the greatest of dignity and we were more than made welcome on our visits.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 05 January 2026Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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News (2) & Events (3)
- 04 Jun 2025
The Dales Care Home, in Skipton, was full of animal mischief when a group of Lambs came to visit the home. Residents at The Dales Care Home were pleasantly surprised...
- 09 May 2025
The Dales Care Centre in Skipton marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon tea party to remember. The home was decorated...
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