With its ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (April 2021), Connaught Court is located close to the city centre in York and provides residential care, nursing and residential dementia support with permanent care or short stay respite breaks. Residents can enjoy extensive grounds and inner courtyards, including a summer house, vegetable gardens and an area where chickens are kept.
The level of care each person receives will depend on their...
Care Provided by Connaught Court
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 94 Service Users
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
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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
- Self-Funded Residential Care: £1,313 - £1,507
- Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1,882 - £2,209
- Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1,882 - £2,324
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1,357 - £1,577
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £2,094 - £2,282
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £2,202 - £2,400
Our care fees are subject to a preadmission needs assessment which is a requirement of admission, so the Home can fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual. The prices quoted are weekly and for guidance only. They will be confirmed following a full assessment. Respite care may be offered and is usually 10% above the permanent care fees, subject to availability and will depend on an assessment of a person’s care needs. Respite care may be offered and is usually 10% above the permanent care fees, subject to availability and will depend on an assessment of a person’s care needs.
Contact Connaught Court to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
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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
- The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Marinda Aydinalp (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (94)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (94)
Parking
- Parking on site
Connaught Court Reviews (184)
Connaught Court has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.860) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Connaught Court has 184 reviews.
The care in planning our mother's move to Connaught Court was exemplary. The support shown to my sister and me during the transaction has been amazing and nothing has been too much trouble.
I think Connaught Court is the best home. I have found a family atmosphere here.
Mum moved into the dementia wing at Connaught Court and her care has been really good. The staff soon got to know her likes and dislikes and strengths and weaknesses. The staff are always willing to go the extra mile. Her care when in the residential wing was average as mum did not get the support she needed. Not a criticism more a build for others at this early dementia stage as more help is needed.
We visit our friend regularly. The care provided is excellent our friend has settled and joins in the many activities. We usually stay to lunch well-presented food and a warm welcoming dining room. All areas are so warm and welcoming. There are facilities for coffee and biscuits, the staff are so welcoming and remember our names. We have been a visitor for 18 months it is a care home we would choose if we could afford it.
The food has been of a good standard.
Warm and welcoming atmosphere. Staff make a point of stopping to talk and are quick to resolve any issues. I feel they know my father well.
Prior to Mum coming to live here, she was in another nursing home and very unhappy. Although Mum has only been a resident for 9 days here we are very impressed as to what the care home staff have managed to achieve in such a short space of time. Mum is happy and seems to be eating a lot better. Her personal care needs seem well met, including having her hair washed and set for the first time in 2 1/2 years. The staff have been able to encourage social interaction and, again, for the first time in 2 1/2years she is out of bed and interacting socially. Overall, our impression of the care and attention to detail of the staff is highly commendable.
My father is extremely happy at Connaught Court. They try to give him the support to be independent. The staff are all very caring and look for areas and suggest to me things he needs. They are very proactive. The house has become his home. I would recommend highly Connaught Court York.
I am very happy here. The care, food and facilities are excellent.
I visit regularly partly as a friend and partly as a Lodge Almoner and it is lovely to see the way staff look after residents. Especially when they are new arrivals because this can be a very traumatic time for them.
Everyone here gets excellent care. I am always impressed with the care given to everyone. I always enjoy coming here and have been a volunteer for over 14 years.
The home is clean and personnel friendly. I find the decor of Mum's room to be a little on the drab side, personally I would have thought that a brighter decor would be more appropriate.
Whilst participation is very much down to residents, I would have hoped for more emphasis on availability of activities - a daily film perhaps is not overly difficult to provide? Maybe involvement in flower arranging for use throughout the home??
Mum has been less than complimentary about the food standard - I would add, however, that my personal experience of a midday meal was that it was very good, I am not convinced that Mum's view is the norm! - maybe a reaction to no longer providing meals for herself.
I am very happy here because it is like being in your own home but with the knowledge that if I need help in any way, it is here for me. The meals are excellent - 3 great meals a day, plus coffee time with snack. I am surrounded by kind and friendly people all the time. We have a wonderful garden to enjoy. We are entertained and have lots of opportunities to make friends so one never feels lonely!
Food is good. Entertainment is good. Staff are pleasant and helpful.
Excellent place. Couldn't ask for more. Staff extremely helpful.
I have not rated management as I have not been here long enough.
The home has a good atmosphere, clean and spotless.
Other residents very pleasant.
The move was handled very sensitively. The staff are very attentive and friendly, taking time with each resident to engage and interact/stimulate them. Activities are good and outside visits and walks valued and are key memories for mum.
Connaught Court provides excellent care for my mother. It is always clean, my mum is well looked after and the staff cannot do enough for her and other residents. Cannot recommend Connaught Court enough.
My mother moved into Connaught Court five years ago to be with my father who needed nursing care there. My father's last year was much enhanced by the care and support he found there. After his death, mum stayed on and has a wide circle of friends and enjoys all of the entertainment and outings that are provided, so she is never lonely or bored. Staff are invariably helpful and supportive and all facilities and rooms are clean and well furnished. Overall, we have been delighted and have no regrets or worries.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 December 2019- Caring Good
- Effective Outstanding
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Outstanding
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.
Bed Vacancies
No Vacancies
Posted: 16 July 2026Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies
News (12) & Events (0)
- Posted: Thursday 04 Jun 2026Residents and staff across RMBI Care Co. Homes took part in 'Learning at Work Week' during 18th to 24th May to share and learn new skills. The theme for this...
- Posted: Thursday 19 Mar 2026In celebration of International Day of Happiness, residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Connaught Court, in York, were delighted this week when Monet, an American miniature horse came to visit....
- Posted: Thursday 05 Mar 2026Falls and fractures are a common and serious health issue faced by older people in the UK where around a third of people aged 65 and over, and around half...
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Awards / Recognitions (6)
- Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)Date: Thursday 30 Jun 2022
- Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)Date: Wednesday 30 Jun 2021
- Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)Date: Friday 28 Feb 2020
Meet the Team (1)
Marinda Aydinalp joined Connaught Court as Deputy Home Manager in June 2014. In February 2022, she was promoted to Home Manager.
Marinda demonstrates clear vision, passion and dedication for the residents in her care. She played a significant part in Connaught Court being rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC in 2023.
Marinda leads a highly experienced and dedicated team. She inspires them by being a role model in both her leadership and her passion for delivering the best care for residents.
Marinda has achieved the Dementia Care Mapping qualification whilst also pursuing an NVQ Level 5 Apprenticeship Programme. This demonstrates her commitment to continuously expanding her knowledge, enabling her to provide exceptional dementia care.
Marinda has created a Namaste Room, which allows residents living with dementia to enjoy a relaxing environment. The room has sensory equipment, including tactile walls, fibre optic lights, a star projector and bubble tubes, which support residents’ mental health and well-being.
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