
Couldn't ask for anything else. Friendly staff and residents can live their lives. Amazing!D H(Grandson of Resident/Service User)



Couldn't ask for anything else. Friendly staff and residents can live their lives. Amazing!D H(Grandson of Resident/Service User)



The skilled team at Skylark House in Horsham, West Sussex, provides an extensive range of care services, from residential and nursing care through to dementia and end of life care. Every resident is treated with dignity and respect and receives care that’s personalised to their needs and wishes.
The home has excellent facilities, including a large, secure garden overlooking a riverside walk, as well as a coffee shop, hair salon, bar...
Care Provided by Skylark House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 82 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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- 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 Skylark House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Skylark 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
- Dorota Woloszyn(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (82)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (82)
Parking
- on-site
Skylark House Reviews (138)
Skylark House has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.885) out of 10, based on 35 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Skylark House has 138 reviews.
Skylark has a homely feel considering its size, allowing my mum to settle into care very quickly. The staff are always friendly and have time for a quick chat. The food is great. The coffee shop means visits are relaxed and comfortable for mum's friends which she particularly enjoys.
When I visit my friend at Skylark she always looks really happy. I stayed for lunch and the food was lovely. Once I visited and they had an Elvis lookalike singing which was really entertaining. It’s nice to know she is safe and well looked after.
Thank you for your time.
Many thanks, the Care UK team.
My mum is a resident of Skylark since March 2022. I'm visiting her at least once a week and I can honestly say Skylark is a perfect care home. Mum is very well looked after, she always looks lovely, she's engaging in activities, she's going out, she's active, she made friends with other residents and has great relationship with all staff. Mum says that food is delicious too, I joined for dinner on a few occasions and it's true. It was good to see the chef was present at meal times, serving food and chatting to residents. For years I have been involved in Mum's care so I am very grateful I'm getting weekly updates from Team Leader about Mum. They always ask if I'm happy with everything and send me care plan to go through. I feel I have my say. From the very first day Skylark has been nothing but amazing with me and my family. All staff are friendly and I always feel welcome (love the coffee shop and homemade cakes!). The manager is always around and she's very supportive and hands-on.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. We set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time. Many thanks, the Care UK team.
My mother became a resident in October 23. All the staff are exceptionally caring and kind and always have time to discuss her care. They have made both my mother and our family feel so welcome. There are daily activities for her to join in with, and the staff actively encourage her to feel independent and take her out in the minibus. She plays Scrabble, bakes and goes out walking with the wonderful activities team - there are lots organised. The coffee shop area is fantastic for sitting with her visitors, and the gardens are lovely too. We were recommended Skylarks by lots of friends and are more than happy with the care it has provided
At Skylark House Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience.
Many thanks, the Care UK team.
Very friendly and caring staff. Always spotless everywhere. Beautiful gardens. Lovely care home.
Hello, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Skylark House Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
Mum is well looked after in this nursing home and it is nice to know she is safe. I don't have to worry so much about her.
I visited several times since June this year, my Auntie settled in very well. Skylark is a beautiful home. My Auntie looks always very good. I can see she is very well looked after. She says that the food is delicious and the staff are very kind and caring. I am always made to feel very welcome. The garden looks amazing. The manager's door is always open and she always checks on residents and visitors.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Skylark House Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are delighted to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks the Care UK team
I visit my relative at Skylark House and am pleased to always find her so happy. She joins in all the activities, even doing keep fit classes - something she would never have done before! There is always something going on. The food is really good and the manager is always on hand if I have any queries. This is a great relief to our family.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Skylark House Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time.
Many thanks the Care UK team
Please consider carefully when placing a loved one in here. The care needs major improvement. The manager needs retraining. Going through a complaints procedure. Addressing all major issues at this home.
We would like to thank you for taking the time to write a review for Skylark House. We’re very sorry to read that you feel that your experience with our care home has not met your expectations. Unfortunately, we don't have a record of any formal complaints made by you and the only minor concern...
I would give Skylark six stars if I could. They look after my husband very well and spoil him- he enjoys the activities and the cake. Thank you. After several stays in the hospital, it is a relief that he is safe and his care is always delivered with a smile.
Skylark House care home welcomed my mother-in-law to their care in a most caring and professional way. The staff are caring and treat her as an individual, and meet her needs at all times. Due to her dementia, she can at times, be challenging; however, the staff spend time with patients to ensure she has her care needs met. The food has been adjusted to her changing needs - she could choose from the menu; however, she is now provided with puree food, which is well presented and fed to her by staff.
The room is not clean. Residents are just left looking at the TV with no facilities or drinks. Overall, insufficient staff and quality have deteriorated. There is very little care given now, and on my last visit, there was the smell of wee in the whole area. It was very good but has now deteriorated by some unbelievable amount. Staff are more interested in their computers than the residents.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Skylark House and for bringing your concerns to our attention. We are sorry that on your recent visits the standard of cleanliness has not been satisfactory. We would like to reassure you we have been focusing all our staff time and attention on...
I have found the staff very friendly and accommodating. The building is light, airy, bright and pleasant to be in. The staff try hard to make everyone's day pass as well as it can under the circumstances, and they provide many varied activities.
The standard of care given to my husband is excellent. Nothing is too much trouble for the caring staff. The building itself is bright and very clean, and I feel that I can really relax here and not worry when I get home. I really enjoy my three cour lunches! All in all, I really enjoy visiting and never think "I wish I was in a different place!. If he has to be in care - which he does - this is the very best place.
His room is always kept perfectly, and the staff are so kind. I cannot thank you enough for his care.
10 out of 10 for everything.
I am going away soon and can do so confident that my husband has the best of care at Skylark.
I really like living here. The gardens are excellent. I enjoy a daily walk, and the food is just perfect.
I came to Skylark in March 2022. I'm very happy here. Nurses and carers are lovely. Always happy to help, and nothing is too much to ask for. Activity girls are doing their best. I would love to stay here forever.
I have lived at Skylark for over a year. The staff are all very kind, and the food is good.
Our thoughts were that we would dip our toes into the water to see if she could adjust to living away from her own home.
We needn't have worried... she loved it. From the moment we arrived, the uplifting, happy attitude of all the staff immediately relaxed us. None of them was patronising to my mother... they were always there when she needed them, but they let her move around independently.
She is a nightmare to cook for at home but loved all the food on the menu and would tell us about it during our nightly calls.
The second weekend I visited, I joined her downstairs for line dancing!
As a family, we now know that when/if she needs full-time care... Skylark will be waiting.
My mother had never intended or indeed wanted to end her days in a care home. Having now spent a few weeks at Skylark House, my mother has made such a remarkable recovery from being on End of Life in Hospital prior to her arrival. She absolutely loves everything about staying here, and I cannot speak highly enough about the support I, as a family member, have received.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 April 2024Good
- 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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (44) & 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)

I joined the Skylark House team in 2016 as Deputy Home Manager in 2016. Care UK’s reputation as a respected care provider was well-known. It prioritises its people’s development and the wellbeing and happiness of all residents, and I wanted to join a company with that clarity of vision.
Being with residents is the best part of my job and I do everything I can to make a difference to their day. I start and finish every day with a smile, and that makes me happy.I was thrilled to be named one of the top 50 leaders in care by Care Home Professional magazine. I’m so proud to have worked my way up from Care Assistant to Home Manager in eight years. I’m now determined to take Skylark House to an ‘outstanding’ CQC rating. I have a great team around me and we’re dedicated to residents’ happiness and wellbeing, and to fulfilling their dreams. I look forward to seeing you at Skylark House.
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