Which providers in Ryde offer residential care?

Seventeen residential care homes in Ryde are registered to provide personal care, and each appears on this page with its published inspection rating. They range from small converted houses with a handful of bedrooms to larger established homes. Vacancies change from week to week, so it is worth contacting more than one even where you have a clear preference. Each listing opens into a profile setting out the inspection detail behind the rating.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and daily routine, delivered by trained care staff. A nursing home is registered to keep qualified nurses on site and can meet clinical needs such as wound care, injections or the monitoring of an unstable condition. Every provider listed on this page is registered as a residential care home. Where an assessment identifies nursing needs, it will point you towards nursing registered provision instead.

What should I ask when I visit a care home in Ryde?

Ask how long the staff have worked there and how much of the night rota is covered by agency workers, since continuity shapes daily life more than furnishings do. Find out how care plans are written and reviewed and who a family should contact when something is wrong. Ask to see the room that would genuinely be offered rather than a presentation room, and ask what would happen if needs grew beyond what the home can meet. Ask how residents spend an ordinary weekday.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Ryde?

Contact the adult social care team at Isle of Wight Council and ask for a care needs assessment, either for yourself or on behalf of a relative. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so savings and income do not affect your right to have one. Anyone providing regular unpaid care can also request a separate carer assessment of their own. Ask for the outcome in writing, because homes and funders will both want to see what has been agreed.

Can Isle of Wight Council pay for a care home placement in Ryde?

It can, where the person has been assessed as needing residential care and the financial assessment shows they qualify for help with the cost. Isle of Wight Council carries out both stages, agreeing the level of need first and then reviewing income and capital to work out any contribution. Some people are funded in full, others pay a share of the weekly fee, and many meet the cost themselves. An assessment is worth having even for self funders, since it records the agreed level of need should circumstances change.

How far ahead should I start looking for a care home in Ryde?

Six to eight weeks is a realistic target where the move is planned rather than forced, allowing time to visit homes, read inspection reports and complete both assessments without pressure. The better regarded homes tend to fill first and some operate waiting lists. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace, say so when you ring, because some homes treat those enquiries separately. Starting early also leaves room to think again after a second visit.

Care Homes in Ryde

Ryde has 17 CQC registered care homes. 13 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 11 of the 17 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Ryde at a glance

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

Isle of Wight Council pays, residential care: £967 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
Care home beds filled across Isle of Wight: 91%. The 12 month average is 91%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 71
People aged 75 and over: 23,100. Rising to 27,000 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 3 closed. 8 changed owner, covering 309 beds.
Who pays, across Isle of Wight (estimate): 46% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 5,800. Rising to 9,100 by 2035, up 57%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a Care Home in Ryde and What to Look For

The homes on this list differ far more than their ratings suggest. Quality, as the regulator measures it, is only one axis; size, atmosphere, how residents spend their days and how well a home communicates with families matter just as much to whether someone settles. With seventeen homes registered locally, there is enough choice to be particular, and being particular at the outset is easier than moving someone twice.

Starting From the Person

Work out what is genuinely needed before looking at buildings. Someone who manages well by day but is unsafe at night has different requirements from someone needing two staff to move comfortably, and a home that cannot meet the second will say so only if asked directly. Think about how needs may change over the next year or two, and put that question to each home plainly: could you go on caring for my relative if this happened, or would we be asked to move again?

Reading the Published Judgements

Thirteen homes here are rated Good, three are rated Requires Improvement and one awaits a first rating. A Requires Improvement judgement is a reason to read rather than to discard, because such findings sometimes rest on governance, staffing records or medicines paperwork rather than on the care residents receive, and homes often act promptly once a report appears. Look at the date alongside the conclusion. Where a home carries no rating it has usually registered recently, so ask how long it has been open and what its own quality checks show.

Daily Life, Not the Tour

Ask how residents spend an ordinary weekday rather than a summer fete, and ask what happens for someone who would rather stay in their room. Ask how families are told when something goes wrong, and how quickly. These answers distinguish homes more sharply than furnishings do.

What to Notice on the Visit

Go at a busy hour, ideally around a meal. Listen to how staff address residents who cannot easily reply, look at whether people are dressed as they would have dressed themselves, and ask how long the care team has been in post and what share of night shifts relies on agency workers. A settled staff group is the most reliable indicator of a well led home.

Arranging and Funding Residential Care in Ryde

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care may request a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings, since this stage is not means tested. It is arranged through Isle of Wight Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing what support a person needs and for organising funded care where they qualify. The assessment ends in a written statement of the level of care agreed, which homes will expect to see and which is useful even when a family intends to fund the placement itself.

Fees and Contributions

A separate financial assessment examines income and capital and decides whether the council contributes towards fees, meets them in full, or whether the placement is funded privately. Weekly fees cover the room, meals and personal care, with hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and outings charged on top. Ask each shortlisted home for its current weekly rate in writing, what would cause it to rise, and what notice applies on either side if the placement ends.

17 care homes in Ryde

Merrydale Residential Home · Merrydale, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Merrydale Residential Care Home Limited
We at Merrydale Residential Home are proud to offer warm, dedicated residential care in the coastal town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Our home provides thoughtful older person care, residential support, and respite stays for families...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Quarry Oaks Care Home · 50-51 Quarry Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2TY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Lynda Lawlor
Here at Quarry Oaks Care Home in Ryde, we provide residential care for adults who need support with their day to day lives, including those living with mental health conditions and those working through recovery from alcohol or drug...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Esplanade House · 19-20 The Strand, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1JE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by First For Care Limited
Esplanade House is a residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, alongside older people who need residential care, and we welcome younger adults too. We try to run...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Northbrooke House · Main Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 4DR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Island Healthcare Limited
We at Northbrooke House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Ryde, on the beautiful Isle of Wight. Our home has been thoughtfully created to provide older people and younger adults with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
House · Binstead Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3NF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ryde House Homes Ltd
At Ryde House, we provide residential care for a wide range of people from our home in Ryde on the beautiful Isle of Wight. We support older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, learning disabilities, autism, mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodville · 91 West Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2NN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ryde House Homes Ltd
We at Woodville are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Ryde, on the beautiful Isle of Wight. Our home provides person centred residential care for older adults and younger people alike, creating a place where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Easthill Home for Deaf People · 7 Pitt Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3EB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Deaf Action
Easthill Home for Deaf People is in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and communication sits at the centre of everything we do. We provide residential care for deaf adults, including older people, younger adults and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cameron House · 78 Pellhurst Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3BS
Care home · Run by Casa Di Cura Ltd
Cameron House in Ryde is a residential care home for older people who need help with daily living, including many people living with dementia. We offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We are a house rather than an institution...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
St Vincents Retirement Home · Binstead Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3NB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Vincents Retirement Home Limited
Here at St Vincents Retirement Home, we offer residential care for older people in the heart of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine effort...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Annefield Grange · 85 George Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2JE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Casa Di Cura Ltd
Annefield Grange is a residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Those living here include older people, many living with dementia, and people managing mental health conditions. We support younger adults as well, and we offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cottage · Ryde House Drive, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3NF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ryde House Homes Ltd
Here at Ryde Cottage, we are a care home based in the heart of Ryde on the beautiful Isle of Wight, and we take genuine pride in the community we have built here. We support a wide range of individuals, including older people, those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
22 Argyll Street · 22 Argyll Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3BZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Southern Housing
22 Argyll Street is a small residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, supporting adults with a learning disability and adults who are autistic. We also offer respite stays. We should be open about our regulatory position. Our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Fairhaven Care Home · 3 High Park Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1BP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Oakray Care (Fairhaven) Limited
Fairhaven Care Home is a residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, providing care for older people, for younger adults, for people living with dementia, for people with physical disabilities, for people with loss of sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Waxham House · 1 High Park Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1BP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Genix Care Ltd
Waxham House is a residential care home in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. We provide a home for older people who can no longer manage on their own, including people with physical disabilities. We are not a nursing home. What we offer is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
The Adelaide · Adelaide Place, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3DQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Isle of Wight Council
We are a residential care home in Ryde, providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Our aim is a settled house where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Newton Lodge · Appley Rise, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1LF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ryde House Homes Ltd
Newton Lodge is a residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, supporting a wide range of adults. We provide care for older people and for people living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Victoria House · 22 Nelson Place, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Victoria House (IOW) Limited
Victoria House is a residential care home in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. We provide a home for older people and we also offer respite stays, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help somebody find their feet again after a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care

What care costs in Isle of Wight, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South East figure, because too few Isle of Wight homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600.	£967	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Isle of Wight homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,110	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Isle of Wight homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Isle of Wight homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

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

Woodville, 24 August 2026, Good
Waxham House, 20 May 2026, Requires improvement
Fairhaven Care Home, 6 May 2026, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Newton Lodge, 14 September 2017, Good
Merrydale Residential Home, 8 June 2018, Good
Quarry Oaks Care Home, 13 November 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Ryde

How many care homes are there in Ryde?

Ryde has 17 CQC registered care homes: 13 Good, 3 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 Ryde?

Isle of Wight Council pays an average of £967 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few Isle of Wight homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. 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 Ryde were inspected most recently?

Woodville (24 August 2026), Waxham House (20 May 2026) and Fairhaven Care Home (6 May 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.