
I am delighted with everything about Highmarket House. The care my mum receives is exceptionalA R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



I am delighted with everything about Highmarket House. The care my mum receives is exceptionalA R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



Highmarket House is a purpose-built home close to the centre of Banbury, providing the latest in luxurious facilities combined with high-quality care. The dedicated and skilled team offers a full range of residential care for older people, including short-term respite care and specialist care for people living with dementia. They also offer sensitive end-of-life care.
The Banbury home, which is currently undergoing a refurbishment, has many luxury facilities for residents...
Care Provided by Highmarket House
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 73 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Highmarket House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Highmarket House 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
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Francesca Cowley(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (73)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (71)
Parking
- Parking on-site
Highmarket House Reviews (164)
Highmarket House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.830) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Highmarket House has 164 reviews.
My mum arrived at Highmarket House in the early stages of the first Covid-19 lockdown. In her mid 90's she was unstable on her feet, not well at the time and in need of more support than was possible with carers who had been supporting her at assisted living accommodation. The team at Highmarket House were quick to assess her situation and put in place a number of measures to reduce risks and aid her recovery. As a result of the great care and support she receives she is doing well (albeit frustrated like most at the constraints of the lockdown). She talks highly of the care and attention given to her by staff, enjoys the activities and comments frequently and positively about the food. We appreciate the great communication, feedback and regular (monthly) reviews from the management and team at Highmarket House.
All the staff are truly marvellous, kind and caring and very involved with all residents. There is plenty for them to do and lots of get-togethers which include family etc. The food is exceptionally good, and the chef works very hard to serve interesting and tasty meals. I love the fact that cake and coffee/tea is always available to us.
Before the lockdown, Highmarket House was always very welcoming to visitors. I am sure this welcome inside for family time, refreshment and activities will resume as soon as the time is right.
Highmarket House is a real gem. They talk about the Care team being visitors in the residents home. This is exactly how the approach looking after everyone. They are so thoughtful, caring, knowledgeable but also fun with a great sense of humour. There’s an amazing array of activities arranged to keep everyone occupied and to help make friends. The food is lovely, with cake, BBQs and a drinks night on Friday. During the recent COVID -19 pandemic, they were amazing, the hygiene and distancing rules were stuck to religiously, but to help keep us all in touch we had skype calls and then garden visits as the rules relaxed. My Mum is very happy there. Would recommend Highmarket House and the team to anyone looking for a wonderful place for a relative to move to if they can’t quite cope home and need a safe and fun place to live.
At all times the well-being of the residents seems to have been paramount, and the carers have remained cheerful and kind throughout. The mood in the care home is kept light by lots of activities and music, a musician has come and played in the grounds so that residents could hear and see him from balconies and windows.
I don't think my mother could have been looked after better, and I am very, very grateful for everyone's patience and kindness at such a difficult time.
My sister and I have been grateful for the personal care and attention to our Aunt. Particularly during the difficult times with coronavirus widespread in care homes. We were pleased with the response of Highmarket, as represented by closing the home to visitors early on, staff recruitment and deployment policies, and the kind and individual care we witnessed on our Skype calls. We have had little cause for anxiety with reference to our Aunt's care. Thank you, Highmarket staff!
Staff are mostly extremely helpful, certainly very good with my parent. Food is excellent and service encouraging. I feel there could be more encouragement to participate in the entertainment on offer. Very helpful with organisation and fees. Very empathetic. Wait for an urgent bell to be answered can be long ie 15 minutes plus.
Thank you for your excellent review of Highmarket House. We are delighted that our care and support is rated very highly and that you consider your parents to be treated with dignity. Our lifestyle team take time to develop activities around resident’s hobbies and preferences so they can continue...
The varying in-house activities and the trips out into the town with the staff are highlights for her, as are the meals.
As a family member, I am always welcomed into the home and I also enjoy some of the activities, especially visiting singers!
I cannot recommend Highmarket house too highly.
We believe our mother is receiving an excellent service from all members of staff. We could not ask for any more. They are all superb.
My sister moved into Highmarket House just before Christmas 2019. We as a family thought it would be an awkward time to move, busy with Christmas activities, etc. However, the welcome was second to none, caring cheerful people who could not have done more to make her feel at home and all of us welcome. Maintenance men had her ballet and dance pictures and television installed without delay. She is severely partially sighted so the pictures are her start-up conversation, with people asking her about them and the television she can listen to programs. Two very important aspects of her life. This level of care is the normal daily routine for "team Highmarket" the activities and the outings, mean such a lot. We have experienced three care homes in the last eighteen months or so, Highmarket is streets ahead. We kept hearing all good reports before the move, all of which are true. Social services chose this home initially for us to view. So glad we did. Highly recommend.
Everything about Highmarket House has been amazing. The made the last weeks of my mum's life so comfortable. The staff were all so warm and caring, the nursing care was fantastic. Not only did they care for my mum with dignity and respect, they also took great care of me, so that I could spend the last two weeks with my Mum. Their support, love and warmth made my mum's passing more bearable.
From the first time I entered Highmarket House, I have been very impressed by the warm welcome from all the staff that I met, and the lovely home that has been created there. My mother has settled in and is very happy and is being well cared for. I am also appreciative of all the help and advice that has been given to my mother and I, by the management team over the past few months.
Came last Sunday for Sunday lunch with Mum and the food and service were good and I enjoyed it very much. Also, visited today and Mum had been out for the day and then back to an entertaining singalong - she had a great time. Great that Mum has these things to do.
My mother stayed for two weeks respite/holiday to be near family. She had a lovely time and joined in many of the activities. It also, made life easier for us, not having to care 24/7. She lives many miles away from us, so it's a chance for her to see family, friends and join in celebrations.
Altogether a good experience of respite care.
Overall extremely pleased with the home. Wonderful staff, all very friendly and efficient. The home is outstanding with beautiful furnishings and good large rooms. A small complaint is that Mum's room is not cleaned on a daily basis, especially the bathroom.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Highmarket House. We are delighted to read that you consider the overall standard of care to be excellent and that you would highly recommend the home. We are very sorry to hear your concerns about the cleaning of your mother’s room. As we pride...
The staff are all very helpful and nothing is too much trouble for them.
While my mother was in respite care and then a full-time resident at Highmarket House, I feel she was treated with dignity and great care. When a problem was spotted on the last day that she was in the care home, the senior staff on duty dealt with the emergency situation promptly and kept me informed when the paramedics had arrived, and then when my mother was taken to hospital. The next day I had a telephone call from the same member of staff asking how my mother was, and the ongoing situation. I cannot thank all members of the care home enough for the care and respect that you not only showed my mother but myself as well.
From the moment my Father-in-Law was assessed and became a Highmarket House resident the management team and staff have been truly excellent in their overall care, support and medical attention.
They treat not only their residents with the utmost respect but also all their visitors and are totally committed to giving the very best service and care possible.
Due to the professional attitudes shown by the Highmarket House management team and their staff, my Father- in-Law has settled in very quickly and feels totally safe and extremely well treated and cared for.
The greatest asset of this care home is its location in the centre of Banbury yet on the fringe of a park. It is within 5 minutes walk from several pubs and all the good restaurants of Banbury. The general atmosphere here is friendly, welcoming and happy, this being obvious as you enter the reception area with its attached coffee lounge. It is a pity that the food is so poor and badly presented. Vegetables mostly fresh but the meats, bacon etc quite awful, tough and sometimes inedible.
Thank you for your very positive review of Highmarket House. We are delighted to know you would be extremely likely to recommend our home and have given outstanding scores to the care and support, facilities and cleanliness. We are sorry to hear your comments about the food. At Care UK, we pride...
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 08 May 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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
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News (42) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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Meet the Team (1)

As a Home Manager, I am constantly striving to make the home a better place. At Highmarket House we’re very passionate about supporting residents to live well, whether that’s delivering tailored activities, award-winning food or providing residents living with dementia namaste care, every department pulls together to support residents’ health and well-being.
Having a leadership role is a privilege, making the residents’ and teams' day is important to me. I worked for Care UK for 5 years, Care UK is an excellent care provider to work for, it’s a growing organisation focused on the delivery of quality care.
Knowing I’m making a positive impact on residents' lives is what motivates me. I’m very proud of the way the team delivers exceptional care to residents and their loved ones. It’s one big family at
Highmarket House and that’s what makes it a very special home. I’ve worked in the care sector since 2008 when I was 18 years old. I’ve worked my way up doing different roles, including Team Leader, Trainer and Unit Manager. I joined Care UK in 2018 because I’d heard good things about the organisation, and I’m very proud to be the Home Manager at Highmarket House.
I have a passion for what I do, and I’ve done it for a long time, and I’m always looking to make a difference to the people we care for. Everyone who works at Highmarket House takes a ‘whole home’ approach to caring for residents. Away from work, I like to spend time with my family. I like listening to music, watching TV and going to a good shop!
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