
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.
The food is lovely, as is the home.
Couldn't have been better cared for - lovely staff.
I really enjoy living here. The staff are so kind to me, and the food is good.
Skylark is a modern facility, warm, welcoming and well managed. The focus of the staff is entirely
upon providing for the needs of their residents. Whether this be day to day social or welfare needs,
or in meeting the more challenging healthcare needs as posed by someone like my mum.
It provides a lively and upbeat environment where residents are respected and treated as if they are
living in their own homes. I was astonished by the patience, consideration, dignity and standard of
care Skylark employees provided at all times.
I was able to visit frequently, no request was too much trouble, and as my mother's condition deteriorated, the staff remained focused upon providing her (and us) with the best possible care.
My mother passed away on 15th November 2021. I can only thank everybody at Skylark for the amazing work that they do.
Everyone is so nice!
They look after me so well!
I am happy here!
I wouldn't think I could be happy in a care home, but I am! The food is very good! Staff are caring and loving! My room is beautiful and always clean! Very pleased!
I feel very confident that she is in the best care possible and that is very important to me and my family.
Annoyed though that I had to constantly complain to the management about the terrible television and Wifi reception before it was finally resolved and given very poor excuses in return like "You're the only one that's complaining" - actually I was not.
Also complained about the shortage of drinking beakers and the fact I had to buy my mother decent pillows so she could be comfortable.
Food was patchy, some meals very good, some not very good at all.
On the last week with the lockdown, we became very concerned about what appeared to be our Mother's lack of response when talking on the phone and on the Friday asked for management to contact us to discuss our worries. No such call was received. Early Sunday morning emergency vehicles were called and on Wednesday morning very sadly she passed away.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Skylark House. We’re grateful for your feedback and are delighted with the positive comments and scores for the care and support we provide. We do a full dependency analysis for each resident which is used to plan staff deployment accordingly to...
I am made to feel part of the family and called by my first name by all the staff.
We have been impressed by the caring nature of the staff who treat everybody as individuals. The nursing care my dad has received has been exemplary and we would have no hesitation in recommending Skylark House.
I cannot speak highly enough of all who work in Skylark thank you.
Food and drink, the new chef just commenced and new menus look very encouraging. I am a resident and have been at Skylark since May 28th 2018. Since moving here I have had a mastectomy operation and was looked after with kindness and dignity. The atmosphere is one of relaxation and happiness. Entertainment is varied and enjoyable. When weather permits the gardens are well tended and are a pleasure to walk and sit in. Special occasions ie BBQ, Christmas parties are outstanding. I can only sing the praises of Skylark House, Horsham. Long may it continue.
My mother moved to Skylark House almost three years ago when her dementia meant that it was no longer safe for her to continue living in her home. I cannot say how much I and the rest of the family have appreciated the wonderful care and attention our mother has received. It has been a great comfort to know that she was being well looked after and cared for. All of the staff have been fantastic.
My mother has now been in Skylark for six weeks, and we have been impressed with the care she has received on the nursing wing. The staff are very caring and after having visited several care homes in the Horsham area, I feel we have definitely made the right choice for my mother.
My mother has been in Skylarks since early August, at 88 years old, she was needing full-time care and was living on her own. I live in Australia, and so when she first entered Skylarks, I was a bit apprehensive. I knew that my siblings would have everything on hand, and they would only choose the best for our Mum. I was so pleased to see that they had a facebook page, I could see photos of her joining in on the activities, intact I see pictures of her several times a week doing different things that the wonderful carers arrange. It is easy to contact her by phone, and when I speak to her she is aware that she is staying there and no longer asks to go back home. I visited her earlier this month, and so I was able to see for myself that she was very well. Her room is wonderful and so is the care home. It has beautiful grounds. I was able to take her out for lunch and coffee when I liked. Dogs are allowed in too, this is fantastic for the residents. Overall she is very happy there.
I have been very pleased with the care dad receives here. Most of the staff are very warm, kind and cheerful. Some are delightfully cheerful and enthusiastic others more quietly kind. I feel my dad is safe and very well cared for. He is becoming frailer and dependant and this has been dealt with real compassion.
Lovely home with helpful and friendly staff. My Nan gets involved with activities and has made friends, enjoys her food and is happy there.
Beautifully kept care home with friendly, caring and professional staff. Mum has very quickly settled in and seems happy.
Any questions or requests I have made on his behalf have been dealt with. The general atmosphere here at Skylark House is one of "inclusivity" involving the resident and family.
Such a welcoming, bright, light and spacious home. The carers and staff have always been very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend Skylark House.
The staff, food, facilities are all outstanding.
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
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 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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