How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Selby?

Ask the adult social care team at North Yorkshire Council for an assessment of needs. It can be requested by the person concerned, by a relative, or by a hospital team arranging a discharge. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so savings make no difference to the right to have one. Its written outcome is useful evidence to take to any home you approach.

Will North Yorkshire Council help with care home fees in Selby?

It may, where the assessment identifies eligible needs and the financial assessment shows capital below the national threshold. The council then pays part of the weekly fee while the resident contributes an assessed amount from income such as pensions. Anyone with capital above the threshold normally meets the full cost. Where a family chooses a home charging above the council rate, a third party contribution is usually required.

Which care homes in Selby are listed on this page?

Twelve residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission match this search, among them The Lodge, Firth House, Tawny Lodge, The Vicarage, The Orchard, Carentan House, Temple Manor and Abbey Lea Care Home. Eight are rated Good and four are rated Requires Improvement. Each home has a profile page with registration details and the latest inspection outcome. Comparing profiles side by side is the quickest way to shorten the list.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and help with washing, dressing and daily routine from trained care staff. A nursing home offers the same and additionally keeps registered nurses on duty at all hours for clinical care. Wound care, complex medication and monitoring of an unstable condition usually call for nursing registration. Every home on this page is registered for residential care rather than nursing.

How far ahead should we begin looking?

Sooner than feels necessary, because a suitable home may have no room free at the moment it is needed. Looking while there is no pressure allows time to visit twice and compare properly. Where a move follows a hospital stay, the decision may have to be made within days. Homes keep waiting lists, so registering an interest early costs nothing.

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

Ask about staffing in the daytime and overnight, and how sickness is covered at short notice. Ask to see a room that is genuinely available and a fortnight of menus rather than a sample. Find out how care plans are reviewed and whether relatives are invited to take part. Watch how staff speak with residents who cannot easily reply, which tells you more than any document.

Care Homes in Selby

Selby has 12 CQC registered care homes. 8 are rated Good, 4 Requires improvement. 10 of the 12 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Selby at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Selby, 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 Selby

The care needs assessment

Very little about fees makes sense until the needs are written down. An assessment of needs is free, open to anyone who appears to need care whatever their savings, and it produces a written account of the help required. North Yorkshire Council Adult Social Care carries it out, looking at health, mobility, medication, daily routine and the support already in place. Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment follows and establishes how much of the weekly fee public funding will meet and how much the resident contributes from income and capital.

What residential fees look like

Residential care costs less than nursing care because there is no requirement for registered nurses on duty around the clock, but fees still differ noticeably between homes and rise over time. Ask each home for a written schedule separating the core weekly charge from extras such as hairdressing, chiropody and outings. Where capital sits above the national threshold the resident pays in full, and where it falls below, the council contributes while the resident pays an assessed amount from income. If the preferred home charges more than the council rate, a third party contribution is usually needed to cover the gap.

Questions about money worth asking early

Ask how much notice is given before fees increase and how often increases have happened in recent years. Ask what happens if savings later fall below the threshold, because the arrangement changes at that point and it is better understood in advance. Ask too whether the home holds any places at the council rate, since that answer often shapes what is realistic.

Choosing the right care home in Selby

Reading a divided set of ratings

Eight homes are rated Good, among them The Lodge, Firth House, Tawny Lodge, The Vicarage, The Orchard, Carentan House, Temple Manor and Abbey Lea Care Home. Four are rated Requires Improvement: Hambleton Court Care Home, Denison House Care Home, Westwood Care Home and Preceptory Lodge. With a split like that, the reports matter more than the labels. Read what inspectors said about staffing, medicines and how residents are involved in decisions, and check when each visit took place, since a home under new management may have moved on considerably.

What to look for on a visit

Go in person, preferably at a mealtime, when a home is busiest and least rehearsed. Ask how many staff are on duty by day and overnight, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask what happens if a resident's needs grow beyond personal care, since a home registered for residential care cannot provide nursing on site. Where a home has been marked down, ask directly what has changed and what evidence there is for it. Then notice the ordinary things: whether residents seem occupied, whether staff use their names, and whether the place feels like somewhere a person could settle.

12 care homes in Selby

The Lodge · Landing Lane, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 6RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Action for Care Limited
We at The Lodge are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Selby, North Yorkshire, where personalised support meets genuine compassion. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to feel like a true place of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hambleton Court Care Home · 19-21 Station Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9HS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Blossoms Care Group Ltd
Here at Hambleton Court Care Home in Selby, North Yorkshire, we provide residential and dementia care for older people, along with respite care for those who need a shorter stay with us. We understand that choosing a care home is one of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Denison House Care Home · 3 Denison Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8DA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Valorum Care Limited
Denison House Care Home is a residential care home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people living with a physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Vicarage · 23 Church Avenue, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Adult Healthcare Selby Ltd
Here at The Vicarage, we are a residential care home based in Selby, North Yorkshire, and we are proud to support the people who live with us to lead fulfilling, comfortable lives in a place that truly feels like home. We specialise in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Orchard · Garman Carr Lane, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3UW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Action for Care Limited
The Orchard is a residential care home in Selby supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We think a good home is one where the people living in it are genuinely in charge of the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Carentan House · Brook Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4AU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
Carentan House is a residential care home in Selby for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here as a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Temple Manor · Temple Hirst, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8QN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Quality Care Selby Limited
Temple Manor is a residential care home in Selby for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so our strengths are personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here properly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Westwood Care Home · 21 Doncaster Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9BT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Ochre Care Limited
We are Westwood Care Home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we take respite bookings for shorter stays. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Abbey Lea Care Home · York Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 5JP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ochre Care Limited
Abbey Lea Care Home is a residential home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We provide care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are a residential home rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Preceptory Lodge · Preceptory Lodge, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8QN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by BTH CARE LLP
We are Preceptory Lodge, a residential care home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tawny Lodge · Brook Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
Tawny Lodge is a residential care home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We support older people and younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Firth House · 18 Firth Mews, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3FZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Firth House is a care home in Selby, North Yorkshire. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we support a number of younger adults too. Short respite stays are available alongside permanent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, 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

Denison House Care Home, 15 October 2024, Requires improvement
Abbey Lea Care Home, 8 March 2024, Good
Westwood Care Home, 15 October 2022, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

The Lodge, 6 October 2017, Good
Preceptory Lodge, 25 April 2018, Requires improvement
The Vicarage, 25 September 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Selby

How many care homes are there in Selby?

Selby has 12 CQC registered care homes: 8 Good, 4 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Selby?

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 Selby were inspected most recently?

Denison House Care Home (15 October 2024), Abbey Lea Care Home (8 March 2024) and Westwood Care Home (15 October 2022) 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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