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Southwoods Nursing Home

28 Thirsk Road, Northallerton, DL6 1PH

Nursing home · 38 beds · Vorg

Street view · 2025
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Weekly fee
Not published
area typical £1,700
CQC rating
Requires improvement
August 2023
Beds
38
with nursing
Family reviews
None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers

The typical nursing home in North Yorkshire
£1,700a week

About £88,400 a year

For a couple, two places: £3,400 a week

PrimeCarersA live-in carer, at home
£1,344a week

A typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day

Staying at home could cost about £356 a week less, £18,512 over a year

A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £2,045 a week less than two places.

See live-in carers near Northallerton
28 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of North Yorkshire

PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.

About Southwoods Nursing Home

Southwoods Nursing Home is a nursing home in Northallerton, in the North Yorkshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 38 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people and younger adults. It is run by Vorg. The home has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated Southwoods Nursing Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Southwoods Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in North Yorkshire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,600 a week for residential care and £1,700 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 205 registered care homes in North Yorkshire. The nearest to Southwoods Nursing Home include Beechwood Care Home, Valley Road - Resource Centre and Kensington Care Home. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.

Care provided

  • Nursing care
  • Dementia care
  • Older people
  • Younger adults

Registration

Provider
Vorg Limited
Registered with CQC
January 2011
Latest CQC rating
Requires improvement (August 2023)
Council area
North Yorkshire
Read the CQC inspection report, explained
The CQC inspection, explained
Safe?
Requires improvement
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Requires improvement
Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Southwoods Nursing Home is Rated Requires Improvement; inspectors found good effective care, but medicines were not always managed safely and oversight missed these problems.

We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →

Fees

Southwoods Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in North Yorkshire typically charge about £1,600 a week for residential care and £1,700 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,110 a week, shown on each carer's profile.

Reviews

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Common questions about Southwoods Nursing Home

How much does Southwoods Nursing Home cost?

Southwoods Nursing Home has not published its fees. Care homes in North Yorkshire typically charge about £1,600 a week for residential care and £1,700 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.

What is the CQC rating for Southwoods Nursing Home?

The Care Quality Commission rated Southwoods Nursing Home Requires improvement in August 2023. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.

Does Southwoods Nursing Home provide nursing care?

Yes. Southwoods Nursing Home is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.

Does Southwoods Nursing Home offer dementia care?

Yes. Southwoods Nursing Home is registered to care for people living with dementia.

How many residents does Southwoods Nursing Home have?

Southwoods Nursing Home is registered for up to 38 residents.

Care at home

28 live-in carers within about an hour of North Yorkshire

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £1,010 to £1,290 a week. 27 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

“Carla has been a god send with the implementation of bringing mum back home from respite care.”
Claire A., about Carla M.
“She was always 'just present enough': attentive, available, kind and engaging, but without ever over-stepping any boundary”
Beatrice N., about Rosemary H.
See live-in carers near North YorkshireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.

Beechwood Care Home, Northallerton

Beechwood Care Home

Northallerton, DL7 · 0.5 km · 60 beds
CQC: Inadequate
NursingDementiaHill Care Group
Fee not published
Area typical £1,600 a week
No reviews yet
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,110 a week
PrimeCarersAnother option

Stay at home with a live-in carer near Northallerton

A carer moves in, so there is no move, no shared lounge and your own routine. Each carer’s profile shows their rate, experience and reviews, and you choose who to talk to.

28 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of North Yorkshire
Live-in, a week
typically £1,110
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Kensington Care Home, Northallerton

Kensington Care Home

Northallerton, DL7 · 1.3 km · 64 beds
CQC: Good
NursingDementiaCrown Care
Fee not published
Area typical £1,600 a week
No reviews yet
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,110 a week