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Middleton Hall Retirement Village is an award-winning, purpose-built retirement community set in a beautiful 45-acre estate that offers a range of residential care services and supported apartments. Independent retirement living apartments and bungalows are also available to purchase on site.
The care services offered include:
Middleton Grove - supported apartments in the historic heart of Middleton Hall offering spacious and comfortable rental accommodation. Care support, housekeeping and dining services are included to...
Care Provided by Middleton Hall Retirement Village
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- 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
Care fees are based on Middleton Hall's individual assessment of care needs, which determines the most suitable type of care service best placed to meet the person's needs. The fee rates vary depending on the type of care required and the type of care service within Middleton Hall. For more information about fees and charges and what is included within the fee rates, please contact Middleton Hall for further details.
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Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- Middleton Hall Retirement Village
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Debby McGinnes(Head of Care & Quality)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
Room Information
- Single Rooms (82)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
Visiting
- Open visiting policy and visitors welcome at any time.
Parking
- Parking is freely available in car parks near Reception.
Middleton Hall Retirement Village Reviews (81)
Middleton Hall Retirement Village has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.799) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Middleton Hall Retirement Village has 81 reviews.
I was persuaded by my daughter to come to Middleton Hall for some respite care, despite some initial reluctance on my part. However, I can honestly say that I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and friendliness of everyone here. I have been made to feel very welcome and more at than I was expecting. I have thoroughly enjoyed the excellent food, the only problem being it is too nice!
It was lovely to have you with us and we hope to see you again soon.
Excellent care and attention. Friendly and polite and respectful.
Thank you for your time in providing us with your feedback. It is very much appreciated.
I have been coming here to visit relatives since it was originally opened and have been coming personally ever since.
Thank you and we hope you keep in touch!
Three weeks respite care at Middleton Hall was enjoyable. I have been there before it allows my daughter to take holidays. I am always very well cared for and the staff are very kind, helpful and sincere. I treat this as my holiday, the food is varied and very enjoyable. The place is set in beautiful grounds providing lovely walks and also there are trips out arranged by the staff, all in all, they warrant full marks.
Thanks for letting us know your feedback and we hope to see you again soon.
My mother-in-law was quite poorly in 2015 and was when feeling better, installed in the independent living section of Middleton Hall having had experience of respite care in March 2015. From the day she moved in it was apparent immediately that she was in a special place. Anytime she needed help it was given freely without the need to ask. All of the staff walked down the same path with her until she sadly died in September. Primarily Middleton Hall is a home filled with people who are very caring without exception. I feel Middleton Hall should be the yardstick by which all care homes are measured. Their standards are unbelievably high.
It has been an absolute pleasure to look after your mum-in-law. She was a very special lady, who joined in so many activities and events and contributed much to life here. Thank you for your very thoughtful and considered comments.
I can't rate the staff at Middleton Hall highly enough as they are always smiling, friendly, patient, caring and supportive, all of which made the move of our friend from her own bungalow into a home much easier than expected.
Middleton Hall is set in beautiful grounds which are immaculately kept, as is the Hall itself. The facilities are amazing - spa with swimming pool, bistro (the Orangery), library, hairdresser, vision room where films are regularly shown - and there are plenty of planned activities and outings.
We always enjoyed visiting our friend, having lunch with her in the Orangery or accompanying her to one of the special evening meals.
A big thank you to everyone at Middleton Hall and the Grove.
Thank you, your review is much appreciated. You have a been a great support to your friend and helped smooth the process for her.
Very good food and helpful staff.
Thank you for your time and your lovely review.
Staff are pleasant and look after you well. Nothing is too much bother. The pool staff are great.
At very short notice we asked if I could go into Middleton Hall.
In 2 days I was in.
In the week that followed I was shown great kindness.
I have a shake on my hand and preferred to stay in my room for meals, that was arranged.
The food was excellent, there was a choice the day before, lovely soups and sweets.
The ladies who looked after you were so interesting to talk to and never made you feel uneasy.
I missed the holiday but had another.
Thank you so much for giving your personal account of your break here. We very much enjoyed having you and are glad you feel it was a holiday. Drop in any time!
The staff of Middleton Hall could not have been kinder or more supportive to both my mother and me during a very difficult time. The level of care provided was exceptional and they went above and beyond to look after my mum. You can tell all enjoy their work even in difficult circumstances. I would not hesitate to recommend Middleton Hall and wish them every success.
A pleasant 9 day stay. The smiling, happy staff helped in every way to fulfil all my requirements. The chefs and all serving staff gave me every satisfaction to cook me 1st class meals appropriate for my inability to chew. Every request was dealt with speedily to my satisfaction.
The room was excellent, possibly a new mattress would make the bed more comfortable. I would like to have more than one art class a week for my next visit in December.
Thank you for taking the time to give feedback. We look forward to seeing you again in December.
I would have no hesitation in going to this home again!
Excellent all round, I can't say more!
P.S. I forgot to mention the beautiful gardens surrounding the hall, with plenty of seating to use!
Thank you. Hope to see you again soon!
I would recommend to anyone who needed this type of care.
The nursing home facility at Middleton Hall is superb. My father has been a resident for 4 months and everyone involved in his care has done their utmost to ensure that he is comfortable and content. His personal care is tailored to take account of his medical conditions and what he told the Middleton Nurse he wanted when he first went to the home - a friendly and customer focused facility. The staff know my father well and now know me (as an occasional visitor). The icing on the cake is that his health has improved week by week.
Thank you for taking the time to respond, with some useful detail. It is wonderful to see the positive benefit to your father's health.
Very good.
Thank you for your positive review. It is always useful to gain feedback. We would like to discuss further the food and drink provision so that in future you feel able to rate this aspect as positively as all others.
Excellent care and services. I cannot fault this facility. Everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Staff are all highly competent and professional. It is a safe place for anyone to call 'home' whatever their needs.
Nothing seems too much trouble for the cheerful, efficient staff and a first rate chef. The grounds are extensive and all provide suitable walks for those not so active as they once were. I have had a lot to do with care homes, for both family and career reasons. Middleton Hall is by far the best I've come across.
It was a pleasure to have the company of Mrs Pape and we look forward to seeing her on a regular basis.
My mother has been a resident of the small (8 people) family unit for the past 4 years. Her vascular dementia has progressed so from being mobile and able to communicate when she first lived here, she now does not communicate coherently and is not mobile. In that time the dedicated team of carers have patiently dealt with all these changes, never has she been distressed, she is content and they understand her moods and needs probably better than we do now. All residents are encouraged to join in all activities adapted to their abilities, many of them take part in household tasks as well as physical activities. Their motto is living well with dementia and they certainly do that. The staff in the unit are truly dedicated to their happiness and well-being at all times.
I came on a much-needed break from being a carer myself I have experienced and observed excellent are and services. A million thanks to the staff and to all who work and live at Middleton Hall.
My mother lived in Knaresborough with my father in a retirement home complex. After my father's death mum had no motivation and lost the will to live, she "couldn't be bothered"! We persuaded her to have a two-week respite stay in Middleton Hall and she settled well. The village is ten minutes from where I live so I see her almost every day but really that is not necessary. She is encouraged to live, keep her mind alert, has excellent food and the staff treat her and me as "family". There will be no difficulty in decided where I will move to.... Middleton Hall.
We are glad that your mother came to Middleton Hall. She is involved in many of our activities and participates greatly to the community here.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 10 March 2021Good
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
2 Bed Vacancies
Posted: 06 July 2026Please contact us for further information about our policy for admissions and viewings at the current time.
News (52) & Events (2)
- 27 Jul 2026
More than 100 garden lovers from across the North East came together to support healthcare charities when they visited Middleton Hall Retirement Village’s National Garden Scheme Open Day in July....
- 24 Jun 2026
Residents at Middleton Hall Retirement Village enjoyed a wonderful day of celebrations as they came together to mark Trooping the Colour. The festivities got underway at 10:30am, with residents gathering...
- 28 May 2026
The team from Middleton Hall Retirement Village was delighted to attend the prestigious North East BusinessIQ Awards 2026, where the organisation was proudly recognised as a finalist in the SME...
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Awards / Recognitions (24)
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Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Middleton Hall Retirement Village.
Meet the Team (3)

I was honoured and excited to be join the team at Middleton Hall Retirement Village as their Care Director on March 1st 2021. With this role, comes the opportunity to shape, develop and influence how Middleton Hall’s care services move forward and fully believe in the vision and values that have been established.
One of the exciting things is that this is a completely new role at Middleton Hall and I am planning to use my knowledge and experience to add value to the important services that we provide to our residents and families as well as our care teams.
Having initially qualified as a Registered Nurse, I have spent all my career predominantly in the private healthcare sector working with some local smaller companies, as well as larger national care providers. During this time, I have developed my managerial and leadership skills working in different roles within the sector, from Care Home Manager, Regional Director and Operations Director, before joining Middleton Hall.
As Care Director at Middleton Hall, I am responsible for providing clinical and some operational leadership and with the support of the Co-owner team, am focused on Middleton Hall being established as a provider of high-quality care and wellbeing and developing a motivated and engaged care services team.
In my spare time, I enjoy watching all types of sports, particularly rugby and trying to play a bit of golf.

Debby qualified as a nurse in 1984 and spent the early part of her career working for the NHS (older people, accident and emergency and surgical). Debby then moved into the private sector and worked in a private hospital in Grimsby, working on surgical wards and managing occupational health, whilst also working part-time as a tutor at the local college. Training has always remained an important part of her role now.
Throughout her career, Debby always admired older people because of their life stories that make that person unique. A passion she still holds today.
Debby is interested in holistic medicine and qualified in Reiki as well as Indian Head & Swedish Body Massage. Whilst at Middleton Hall, she achieved a first-class honours degree in dementia studies.
She built on this with further dementia training by becoming a Positive Approach to Care (PAC) trainer with Teepa Snow.
Debby enjoys the variety of her role - every day at Middleton Hall Retirement Village is different. Teamwork is essential as everyone has a role to play in making a difference to the lives of older people and supporting them to live their best lives
What makes working at Middleton Hall worthwhile? When you see a special moment between a member of staff and a resident when they really connect.

Sheenagh is responsible for the care and well-being of 16 residents predominately with dementia and a team of 30 Co-owners in Middleton Oaks. Her team are responsible for every aspect of their care; cooking, cleaning, caring for and entertaining all Middleton Oaks residents.
Sheenagh's team ensures that person-centred care is provided, and achieves this due to the relationships they build with their residents. The team in Middleton Oaks don't see themselves as a care facility; they see themselves as home.
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