How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Harrogate?

Contact North Yorkshire Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessments for people living in Harrogate, and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. A practitioner will talk through daily routines, mobility, medication, memory and overnight needs, along with the help relatives are already giving. The outcome is provided in writing and is useful when approaching homes, whether or not funding is involved.

Can North Yorkshire Council fund a care home placement?

It can, once a needs assessment has shown that residential care is appropriate and a financial assessment has been completed. The financial assessment takes account of income, savings and usually the value of a property, measured against the national capital thresholds. Where a person qualifies, the council contributes towards the weekly fee, and a third party top up may be needed if the chosen home charges more than the rate it will meet. Requesting both assessments is worthwhile even when a family expects to pay privately.

Which care homes are available in Harrogate?

Twenty five registered residential care homes are listed on this page, among them Hyde Park House, Westfield House Care Home, The Manor House Harrogate, The Crest Care Home and Larchfield Manor. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide residential care. One holds a rating of Outstanding, twenty two are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement, with one not yet rated. Each entry links to a profile giving the rating, registration details and inspection history.

How does a care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home supports people with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing, meals and medication, provided by staff trained in personal care. A nursing home offers the same support and also has registered nurses on duty, so it can manage clinical needs such as complex medication, wound care and care at the end of life. The homes listed on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. A care needs assessment will establish which level of support is appropriate.

How early should the search for a care home begin?

Begin as soon as residential care looks likely rather than waiting for a crisis or a discharge date to force the pace. Assessments, financial checks and waiting lists all take time, and homes that suit a person well often have limited availability. Starting early leaves room for unhurried visits and lets the person moving take part in the choice. Where a hospital discharge is already being planned, tell the ward team promptly so that social care involvement can begin without delay.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Harrogate?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and at night, and how the home covers absence at short notice. Ask how long the manager and senior carers have been in post, since continuity among staff usually shows in the care itself. Find out what happens if a resident's needs increase, including whether the home can support someone at the end of life. Request the weekly fee in writing with a list of extras, and try to visit at more than one time of day.

Care Homes in Harrogate

Harrogate has 25 CQC registered care homes. 21 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 18 of the 25 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Harrogate at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Harrogate, to help you judge the options below.

North Yorkshire Council pays, residential care: £1,086 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475, median £1,316
Care home beds filled across North Yorkshire: 81%. The 12 month average is 82%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 72
People aged 75 and over: 87,700. Rising to 106,000 by 2035, up 21%
Care homes, last 12 months: 4 opened, 2 closed. 14 changed owner, covering 644 beds.
Who pays, across North Yorkshire (estimate): 38% council, 40% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 11,300. Rising to 14,700 by 2035, up 29%
People aged 85 and over: 23,200. Rising to 35,500 by 2035, up 53%

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Arranging and Funding a Care Home Place in Harrogate

Two things have to be established before a move can be arranged, the level of care a person genuinely needs and how the weekly fee will be met, and both are decided through assessments rather than by the home itself. Getting them under way while visits are still being booked prevents a delay at the point when a room is offered.

Asking for a Care Needs Assessment

A needs assessment is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their income or capital. North Yorkshire Council Adult Social Care is the authority responsible for carrying it out for people living in Harrogate and for arranging any funded support that follows from the outcome. A practitioner will go through washing and dressing, meals, mobility, medication, memory and overnight needs, and will consider how much of the present arrangement is being held up by a relative. Family members providing that support can request a carer's assessment of their own at the same time.

Fees, Means Testing and Top Ups

A financial assessment follows and looks at income, savings and, for a residential placement, usually the value of a property, all measured against the national capital thresholds. Above the upper threshold a family funds the placement privately, and below it the council contributes according to that means test. Where a preferred home charges more than the council will pay, a third party top up may be needed, so it is worth asking about that early rather than after a decision has been made. Ask each home for a written fee schedule setting out exactly what the weekly figure covers and what is billed separately, including hairdressing, chiropody and outings.

Choosing Between the Care Homes in Harrogate

Twenty five homes is a substantial field, and the published ratings cluster tightly. One home, Hyde Park House, is rated Outstanding, twenty two are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement, with one not yet inspected. When so little separates homes on paper, the differences that matter are found in staffing, routine and atmosphere.

Looking Past the Rating Word

Each rating is built from five key questions, covering whether a service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. A home rated Good overall can still hold a weaker judgement on one of those questions, and the report is the only place that shows which. Check the date of the inspection alongside the outcome, since a judgement made some time ago may predate a change of manager or of owner. Where a home has no rating yet, treat that as missing evidence rather than a warning, and compensate by asking more of the home directly.

What a Visit Should Reveal

Ask how many care staff are on duty by day and overnight, how sickness and leave are covered, and how long the manager and senior carers have been in post, since a settled team shapes daily life more than furnishings do. Ask what happens if a resident's needs increase, particularly whether the home can continue supporting someone who later needs nursing care or is approaching the end of life. Look at how the afternoon is being spent and whether staff speak to residents by name. Coming twice, once quietly and once at a mealtime, tells you more than a single arranged tour.

25 care homes in Harrogate

Brackenley · 33 Forest Lane Head, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7TE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre
We are a residential care home in Harrogate, and the people who live with us have a wide range of needs. That breadth is something we have grown into rather than advertised, and it means we are used to working out what a particular person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
The Gatehouse · 9 Manor Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0HP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Franklyn Group Limited
Here at The Gatehouse in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, we provide residential care for older people in a setting that feels genuinely like home. We support residents living with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Westfield House Care Home · Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Warmest Welcome Limited
We at Westfield House Care Home offer warm, dedicated residential care in the heart of Harrogate, welcoming older adults and younger people alike into a home where comfort, dignity, and companionship come first. Nestled within this...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Manor House · The Manor House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2NE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
We at The Manor House Harrogate are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Harrogate, providing thoughtful support for older people, adults living with dementia, and younger adults who need a place to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
16 Spring Mount · 16 Spring Mount, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
16 Spring Mount is a small residential care home in Harrogate supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Most of the people living here are...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Briardene · 63 East Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre
We are Briardene, a residential care home in Harrogate. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Running a home for that combination of people means planning around the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Emmaus House · 115 Valley Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0JS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pilgrims' Friend Society
Emmaus House is a residential care home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, caring for older people who need day to day support in a place that still feels like home. We offer permanent residential care, dementia care, and respite stays for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
12 Church Avenue · 12 Church Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
Here at 12 Church Avenue in the heart of Harrogate, we provide residential care for adults who benefit from a little extra support in their daily lives. Our home is a place where people genuinely feel at ease, where familiar faces greet...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Foresight Residential - 14 Otley Road · 14 Otley Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Foresight Residential Limited
We at Foresight Residential 14 Otley Road are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where compassionate support meets everyday comfort. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
8 Spring Mount · 8 Spring Mount, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
8 Spring Mount is a small residential care home in Harrogate. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and many of the people living...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Foresight Residential - 66 Leeds Road · 66 Leeds Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8BG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Foresight Residential Limited
66 Leeds Road is a residential care home in Harrogate, run by Foresight Residential. We support older people, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hyde Park House · 10-12 Hyde Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5NR
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Integracare Limited
We are Hyde Park House, a residential care home in Harrogate. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people living with mental health conditions, including younger adults. Respite stays are available. Our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sunningdale House · 103-105 Franklin Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Franklin Homes Limited
Sunningdale House is a residential care home in Harrogate supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run the house as a home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
66 Hookstone Chase · 66 Hookstone Chase, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7HS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
We are a residential care home on Hookstone Chase in Harrogate, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, and people living with sight or hearing loss. Most of those living here...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Gables · Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7NW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
Here at The Gables in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, we offer residential care for a wide range of people, and we take real pride in making sure everyone who comes through our doors feels genuinely at home. We support older adults, younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Aire House · 6 Westcliff Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0PL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
At Aire House, we provide residential care in the heart of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, supporting a wide range of people with varying needs and backgrounds. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Anne's Community Services - Norfolk Road · 28 Norfolk Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8DA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Anne's Community Services
Here at St Anne's Community on Norfolk Road, we are a residential care home nestled in the heart of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autism, offering both long term residential care and shorter...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Sapphire Court · 66-68, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0HW
Care home · Run by Sunlight Healthcare Services Limited
Sapphire Court in Harrogate is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including people with physical disabilities. Respite stays are part of what we do. A great deal of independence comes down to physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Larchfield Manor · Leadhall Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 9NN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Loyalmace Limited
Larchfield Manor is a residential care home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
2 East Park Road · 2 East Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
We are a residential care home on East Park Road in Harrogate, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. The people living here...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Crest Care Home · 32 Rutland Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2NS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Warmest Welcome 2 Limited
The Crest Care Home is in Harrogate, and we support older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, along with people with physical disabilities and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bethany House · 3 Margarets Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0JZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Franklin Homes Limited
We are Bethany House, a residential care home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people living with a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Station View · 16 Station View, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
Station View is a residential care home in Harrogate providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with everyday life. We support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with loss...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
United Response - 4 Highgate Park · 4 Highgate Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by United Response
4 Highgate Park is a small care home in Harrogate, run by United Response. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
61 Kings Road · 61 Kings Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homes Together Limited
61 Kings Road Harrogate is a small care home providing residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in North Yorkshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North Yorkshire homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316.	£1,086	£1,165 to £1,475
Nursing care England figure, because too few North Yorkshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£1,358	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North Yorkshire homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,399.	Not published separately	£1,199 to £1,581
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North Yorkshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Larchfield Manor, 15 September 2026, Requires improvement
Emmaus House, 3 August 2026, Good
66 Hookstone Chase Harrogate, 10 February 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Westfield House Care Home, 8 August 2017, Good
Hyde Park House, 29 September 2017, Outstanding
Aire House, 22 February 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Harrogate

How many care homes are there in Harrogate?

Harrogate has 25 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 21 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Harrogate?

North Yorkshire Council pays an average of £1,086 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475 a week. Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North Yorkshire homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Harrogate were inspected most recently?

Larchfield Manor (15 September 2026), Emmaus House (3 August 2026) and 66 Hookstone Chase Harrogate (10 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in North Yorkshire

CQC register adds a new care home in North Yorkshire: Rosedale Nursing Home (5 November 2026)

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