Which nursing homes in Scarborough are listed on this page?

Seven nursing homes appear here: St Bernadettes Nursing Home, Treetops Nursing Home, Horizon House, St. Cecilia's Nursing Home, Beechwood Nursing Home, Rambla Nursing Home and Dunollie Residential and Nursing Home. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing care as well as accommodation and personal care. All seven currently hold a rating of Good. This reflects current CQC registration data for nursing homes in Scarborough.

What should we ask when visiting a nursing home in Scarborough?

Start with nurse cover, asking how many registered nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends, and how often agency staff fill those shifts. Ask how the home manages medicines, pressure care and pain relief, and how it works with the GP practice that supports it. Ask to see the activities programme and a recent menu, and ask whether residents can follow their own routines rather than the home's timetable. Finally, ask the manager what the last inspection said and what they have changed since.

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

A residential care home provides a permanent home with support for everyday tasks such as washing, dressing, meals and company, delivered by trained care staff. A nursing home provides all of that and also has registered nurses on site at all times, so it can meet needs that require clinical skill. The care needs assessment establishes which of the two is appropriate, and it can be reviewed if someone's health changes. Every provider on this page is registered for nursing care.

Can North Yorkshire Council fund a nursing home placement in Scarborough?

It can, once two separate tests are met. North Yorkshire Council assesses whether nursing home care is the right way to meet the person's needs, then carries out a financial assessment of income and capital against the national thresholds. Where both are satisfied the council contributes towards the fees and the resident pays an assessed contribution from income. Separately, the NHS may fund the nursing element of the fee, and people with the most intense health needs may qualify for NHS continuing healthcare instead.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Scarborough?

Contact the adult social care team at North Yorkshire Council and ask for a care needs assessment. It is available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings, and a carer or family member can request it for someone else. The assessment can happen at home, in hospital or over the telephone, and it results in a written record of the support required. Keep that document, because nursing homes will ask to see it and funding decisions rest on it.

How far ahead should we start looking for a nursing home in Scarborough?

Begin as soon as nursing care looks likely rather than waiting until a move becomes urgent. With seven homes to consider, a few weeks allows time to read each inspection report, visit more than once and ask about waiting lists before committing. Availability changes week to week, so a home that has no room today may have one shortly, and it is worth asking to be kept in mind. When the move follows a hospital stay, start the conversation with the ward team on day one.

Nursing Homes in Scarborough

Scarborough has 7 CQC registered nursing homes. 7 are rated Good. 6 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Scarborough at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Scarborough, 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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What nursing care in Scarborough involves and what to look for

How a nursing home differs from residential care

Nursing homes exist for people whose health needs go beyond help with washing, dressing and meals. Registered nurses are on duty at all hours, which allows the home to manage things such as complex wound care, tube feeding, unstable long term conditions and end of life care without moving someone elsewhere. All seven providers on this page are registered for nursing care, so the question is rarely whether a home can meet clinical needs and more often how well it does the rest of daily life alongside them.

Reading the inspection picture

Every nursing home listed for Scarborough currently holds a rating of Good from the Care Quality Commission, which is a reassuring starting point but not a tie breaker. The reports themselves are far more useful than the grade, because they record what inspectors saw about staffing levels, medicines management, dignity and how the home responds when something goes wrong. Two homes with the same rating can feel entirely different in person, so read the detail and note anything an inspector flagged for improvement.

Questions worth asking on a visit

Ask how many registered nurses are on shift by day and by night, and how gaps are covered when someone is off sick. Ask which GP practice supports the home, how quickly a deteriorating resident is reviewed and at what point families are telephoned. Ask what the home does when needs increase, and whether anyone has had to move on because their care could no longer be provided there. Watching a mealtime tells you a great deal that no brochure will.

Arranging an assessment and sorting out funding

Getting a care needs assessment

The route into nursing care normally begins with an assessment of need. Anyone in Scarborough can ask for one, and a relative can request it on their behalf. It considers mobility, personal care, medication, memory and the clinical support required, and its written outcome is what confirms whether nursing care rather than residential care is appropriate. Where the person is in hospital, the assessment usually forms part of discharge planning, so tell the ward team early that a nursing home is being considered.

Who pays and what it costs

Funding is settled separately from need. A financial assessment sets income and capital against the national thresholds, and North Yorkshire Council social care team is responsible both for assessing need and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. Nursing homes cost more than residential homes because of the nursing cover, though the NHS may pay the nursing element directly through NHS funded nursing care, and a small number of people with intense health needs qualify for full NHS continuing healthcare. Fees vary between homes, so ask each for a written schedule of what the weekly rate includes and what is charged separately.

7 nursing homes in Scarborough

Horizon House · 120-122, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7QZ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Horizon Integrated Rehabilitation Limited
We are a nursing home in Scarborough, caring for people who need qualified nursing support as well as help with everyday life. Nurses are available at any hour, which means a change in somebody's health is noticed and acted on early rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St. Cecilia's Nursing Home · 19 Filey Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2SE
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by St. Cecilia's Care Services Limited
St. Cecilia's Nursing Home is in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. We care for older people who need nursing support, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Beechwood Nursing Home · 41-43 Esplanade Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2AT
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Tamby Seeneevassen
Here at Beechwood Nursing Home, we provide nursing care, respite care and older person care to people living in Scarborough and across North Yorkshire. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
St Bernadettes Nursing Home · 25-27 Trinity Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2TD
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Complete Care Homes Limited
Here at St Bernadettes Nursing Home, we provide nursing and residential care for older adults and younger adults living with a range of needs, in the heart of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. We are proud to have received a rating of "Good"...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dunollie Residential and Nursing Home · 31 Filey Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2TP
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Lotus Care (Dunollie) Limited
Dunollie Residential and Nursing Home is in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. We provide both residential and nursing care for older people and for younger adults, with qualified nurses on hand for those whose health needs call for it. The...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Treetops Nursing Home · 12 Ryndleside, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6AD
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Complete Care Homes Limited
Treetops Nursing Home is in Scarborough, and we provide nursing care for people living with dementia and for people living with mental ill health alongside physical health needs. Respite stays are available as well. This is specialised...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Rambla Nursing Home · 374 Scalby Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6ED
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Complete Care Homes Limited
Rambla is a nursing home in Scarborough caring for adults who need qualified nursing support alongside help with everyday living. Registered nurses are on duty at all hours, so clinical needs can be met here in familiar surroundings rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, 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

Beechwood Nursing Home, 19 August 2026, Good
Horizon House, 29 July 2022, Good
Treetops Nursing Home, 4 February 2022, Good

Longest since a report

St Bernadettes Nursing Home, 3 September 2019, Good
Rambla Nursing Home, 3 June 2021, Good
St. Cecilia's Nursing Home, 20 October 2021, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Scarborough

How many nursing homes are there in Scarborough?

Scarborough has 7 CQC registered nursing homes: 7 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Scarborough?

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 nursing homes in Scarborough were inspected most recently?

Beechwood Nursing Home (19 August 2026), Horizon House (29 July 2022) and Treetops Nursing Home (4 February 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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