Dementia Care Homes in Pudsey 4 dementia care homes · 4 rated Good by CQC
- 4 Good
Pudsey has 4 CQC registered care homes that are registered for dementia care. Of those, 4 are rated Good. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
All 4 dementia care homes in Pudsey
Acacia Court Care home in Pudsey · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Crawshaw Hill, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7BW
Less than 0.5 miles
Weekly fees
£800 to £1,050 regional guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Dec 2022 over 3 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
HC-One Limited
Local authority: Leeds City Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Acacia Court is a residential care home in Pudsey, Leeds, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our care is residential rather than nursing. We help with personal care, medication, meals, mobility and company, and we bring in community health professionals when something more clinical is needed. Many of our residents live with dementia, and we rely on the quiet things that genuinely help: familiar staff who know a person's history, a routine that stays where it is, food that is recognisable and reassurance repeated as often as it is wanted. We also support younger adults, and we plan their interests and routines on their own terms rather than folding them into a pattern designed for older residents. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a real break and letting a prospective resident spend time here before any permanent decision. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We would rather be judged on what you see on an ordinary day than on anything we write here, so please visit, speak to the people who live here and ask us the questions that matter to you.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
Acacia Court Care home in Pudsey · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Crawshaw Hill, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7BW
Less than 0.5 miles
Weekly fees
£800 to £1,050 regional guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Ask the home
CQC rated
Dec 2022 over 3 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
WT NB OpCo 1 Limited
Local authority: Leeds City Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Acacia Court is a residential care home in Pudsey, supporting older people and younger adults from across Leeds, including many people living with dementia. Most people arrive here after a difficult stretch rather than at a moment of their own choosing, so we treat the first few weeks as the part that matters most. We learn how somebody likes their day arranged before we start arranging anything, and we expect that a person may be grieving for their own house while settling into a room here. Once settled, what we offer is deliberately unremarkable. Food cooked in our kitchen that people look forward to. Personal care given without fuss and in private. Medication managed properly. Warm rooms that look like somebody's own. Staff awake at night. A household with enough rhythm to give the day a shape, and nobody obliged to take part in anything at all. Dementia care is a large part of our work and we have settled views about it. Correcting somebody about the year, or about where a long dead spouse has got to, helps nobody. Familiar faces, an unhurried house and enough knowledge of a person's life to find the thread of a conversation help a great deal. Relatives hold most of that knowledge and we ask for it early. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We take it as a floor rather than an achievement. Visit at a busy time and ask the residents what they think.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Younger Adults
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Airedale Residential & Dementia Home Care home in Pudsey · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Church Lane, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7RF
Less than 0.5 miles
Weekly fees
£800 to £1,050 regional guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Dec 2025
Run by
Airedale No1 Ltd
Local authority: Leeds City Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Airedale Residential and Dementia Home is in Pudsey, Leeds, and we support older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia, those living with mental ill health, those with physical disabilities and those living with sight or hearing loss. Younger adults are supported here too, and respite stays are available. Dementia care is in our name and it is a large part of what we do. The practical side of it is unglamorous: keeping the daily rhythm and the surroundings consistent, giving somebody time to find their words instead of finishing their sentence, and knowing enough about a person's earlier life to understand what a worry is really about. Families hold most of that knowledge and we ask for it early rather than guessing. Beyond that, what we aim for is an ordinary life with help attached. Residents decide when to get up, where to sit, whether they want company or quiet, and what they would like to eat. We help with personal care, dressing, medication and mobility, doing only as much as somebody actually needs. For residents with physical disabilities our attention goes to equipment that fits and transfers handled safely and without embarrassment. For those living with sight or hearing loss, unhurried communication makes most of the difference. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Come and see us on an ordinary afternoon and ask us whatever you like.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
Hutton Manor Care Home Care home in Pudsey · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Crawshaw Road, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7UB
Less than 0.5 miles
Weekly fees
£800 to £1,050 regional guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Feb 2026
Run by
St Mary's (ASC) Limited
Local authority: Leeds City Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Hutton Manor is a residential care home in Pudsey caring for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and those with sight or hearing loss. We aim for a home where people are known properly. That means staff who stay long enough to learn somebody's history and habits, and care planned with the person rather than written about them. Our team helps with washing and dressing, with moving about safely, with medication and with eating and drinking well, and they are trained for the particular needs they support. For people living with dementia, we keep the day predictable, keep surroundings familiar and adjust how we communicate rather than expecting the person to adjust to us. Small things such as the right chair, a familiar photograph or a routine kept intact make a real difference. The home is somewhere people live rather than somewhere they wait. Meals are cooked here, there is company and activity for those who want it, and visitors from Leeds and beyond are welcome without a great deal of ceremony. Respite and short stays can be arranged for families needing a break or people recovering after illness. If you would like to visit, please telephone us and we will arrange a time that suits you.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
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What dementia care homes cost in Pudsey, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 14 Yorkshire & Humberside homes. Median £1,316. | Varies by council | £1,165 to £1,475 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Yorkshire & Humberside homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | Varies by council | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Most relevant to this page Middle half of prices from 13 Yorkshire & Humberside homes. Median £1,399. | Not published separately | £1,199 to £1,581 |
| Nursing dementia care Most relevant to this page England figure, because too few Yorkshire & Humberside 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
CQC inspection dates for dementia care homes in Pudsey
Inspected most recently
- Hutton Manor Care Home 16 February 2026, Good
- Airedale Residential & Dementia Home 18 December 2025, Good
- Acacia Court 14 December 2022, Good
Longest since a CQC report
- Acacia Court 14 December 2022, Good
- Acacia Court 14 December 2022, Good
- Airedale Residential & Dementia Home 18 December 2025, Good
Arranging and funding a dementia care home place in Pudsey
With three homes to consider, you can afford to be thorough in a way families facing thirty cannot. Use that.
What the registration covers
All three providers hold residential care home registration. They offer a room, meals and personal care, with staff awake through the night, but they do not keep registered nurses on the premises at all hours. For most people living with dementia that is the right setting for a long period. Where a medical need such as complex wound care or tube feeding develops later, a home with nursing registration may be required, so ask each provider how it handles needs that outgrow what it is registered to deliver.
When the grades are identical
Hutton Manor Care Home, Acacia Court and Airedale Residential & Dementia Home all currently hold Good. That shared headline does not make them interchangeable. Open each report and compare the five inspection areas beneath the grade, because a home rated Good across every area reads very differently from one that only just reached the standard in one of them. Look at the date of the inspection as well, since a staff team can change almost entirely between one visit and the next.
What to look at in person
Visit twice if you can, once in the morning and once in the late afternoon, when tiredness and agitation tend to build. Watch whether staff come down to eye level and use residents by name, whether people are occupied or simply seated in a row, and whether the garden is genuinely reachable rather than only visible. Ask how the night shift is covered, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and what the home does when somebody wants to walk about at three in the morning.
Choosing between dementia care homes in Pudsey
Start with a care needs assessment
Ask for a care needs assessment before fees take over the conversation. Leeds City Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying one out, and anybody who appears to need care may request one whatever their savings. The assessor records the help needed with washing, dressing, eating, medication and supervision at night, and homes will expect to read that written summary before they offer a place.
Who pays, and what the fee includes
A financial assessment generally follows, weighing income against capital, and its outcome decides whether the council contributes towards the weekly fee, whether the cost is shared, or whether the person pays in full. Where the council does contribute it agrees a rate it is prepared to meet, and a relative can be asked to cover the difference if the preferred home charges above that figure. Residential dementia care usually costs less than nursing care, and past that fees in Pudsey differ by home and by room, so ask for the schedule in writing along with a plain list of what sits outside it, such as hairdressing, chiropody or escorted appointments.
Frequently asked questions about dementia care homes in Pudsey
How many dementia care homes are there in Pudsey?
Pudsey has 4 CQC registered care homes that are registered for dementia care: 4 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
Which dementia care homes in Pudsey were inspected most recently?
Hutton Manor Care Home (16 February 2026), Airedale Residential & Dementia Home (18 December 2025) and Acacia Court (14 December 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.
Which providers in Pudsey offer dementia care?
Three registered providers appear on this page: Hutton Manor Care Home, Acacia Court and Airedale Residential & Dementia Home. All three are registered as residential care homes. Every one of them currently holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission. Each profile sets out the registration details and the most recently published inspection outcome.
What is the difference between a dementia care home and a dementia nursing home?
A dementia care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care from trained care staff, including help with washing, dressing, medication and supervision overnight. A dementia nursing home holds an additional registration requiring registered nurses on site at all hours, which suits people whose needs are medical, such as complex wound care or tube feeding. All three Pudsey homes listed here carry residential registration rather than nursing registration. Ask each one what it would do if a nursing need arose after a move.
What should I ask when visiting a dementia care home in Pudsey?
Ask what dementia training the staff have completed and how the team responds when a resident becomes distressed or asks to go home. Ask to see the activities that genuinely ran over the past fortnight rather than the timetable on the noticeboard. Ask whether relatives can call in without booking, share a meal and take part in care reviews. Then ask what would happen if your relative's needs grew beyond the home's registration, and hear that answer before signing anything.
How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Pudsey?
Contact Leeds City Council and ask the adult social care team for a care needs assessment. The right to one does not depend on income or savings, and a relative, a GP or a hospital discharge team can make the request on somebody's behalf. An assessor will discuss the daily help needed and produce a written record of those needs. That record then guides the funding decision and gives each home the same information to work from.
Can Leeds City Council fund a dementia care home placement?
Leeds City Council can contribute towards fees, but only once a care needs assessment has established that residential care is appropriate and a financial assessment has looked at income and capital. The outcome may be council funding, a shared cost, or a decision that the person pays privately. Where the council contributes it sets a weekly rate it will meet, and a family member may be asked to pay the difference if the chosen home charges above that. Ask for any agreed contribution to be confirmed in writing before a place is accepted.
How far ahead should we start looking at dementia care homes?
Start before the move feels urgent, because with only three homes on this list a room at the one you prefer may not be free when you need it. Two or three months allows repeat visits, a careful read of the inspection reports and unhurried assessments. If a hospital discharge or an unwell carer speeds things up, ask about short stays that can bridge the gap while you keep looking. A few calm weeks almost always produces a better decision than one pressured afternoon.
Other types of care in Pudsey
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Local authority support in Pudsey
Leeds City Council arranges and funds adult social care in this area. Use these official council links to check funding, request an assessment and get support.
Adult social care website Leeds City Council
Council service pages 12 of 19
- Request a care needs assessment (Care Act assessment)
- Carer's assessment (for unpaid carers)
- Charging policy — non-residential care
- Charging policy — residential care
- Deferred Payment Agreement scheme
- Direct Payments
- Paying for care / financial assessment (means test)
- Personal Budgets and Individual Service Funds
- Safeguarding adults — how to report concerns
- Self-assessment tools and online referral forms
- Third-party top-up fees policy
- Twelve-week property disregard
Guides for choosing a dementia care home
Plain-English advice on choosing and paying for dementia care homes.
- Dementia Care Specialists, Explained in Plain English 12 min read
- What Is a Care Home? A Plain English Guide for Families 8 min read
- Residential Care Homes: Costs, Eligibility, Types and How to Choose the Right Care Home 13 min read
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Explained in Plain English 12 min read
Free care planning tools
Tools to help you understand your options, check funding eligibility, and plan ahead.
- Personalised Assistant Answer a few questions and get a tailored list of suitable care homes.
- Concierge Answer 13 questions about care needs, location, and preferences to receive a personalised shortlist of matched homes.
- Funding Calculator Estimate how much care will cost and what financial support may be available.
- CHC Assessment Check whether your relative may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
- CHC DST Assessment Complete the Decision Support Tool used in NHS CHC funding assessments.
- Map Explorer Browse care homes near you on an interactive map.
Provider information is sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last updated October 2026.