The Manor House Barnard Castle care home
Barnard CastleCounty Durham
Welcome to The Manor House Barnard Castle
Move-in offers available
When it comes to choosing a care home you can trust us. Find out how we can help you and your loved one with our move-in offers.
The Manor House Barnard Castle is a beautiful purpose-built care home in County Durham. Set in a quiet location but still close to the local town, The Manor House provides everything a resident could need and much more.
Our luxurious home offers excellent facilities, whilst providing 24-hour care in generous bedroom suites, each benefitting from an en suite bathroom. Communal areas within our home are beautifully appointed, providing residents with all they could need to maintain their accustomed lifestyles. These include luxurious lounges, dining rooms on each floor serving varied daily menu choices, library areas and a fully equipped bar, which also serves hot beverages and home-made cakes.
Whatever you or your loved one need, whether it’s respite or convalescence, a comfortable home and some assistance with everyday tasks, or specialised dementia care, we have the expertise and the facilities to provide it. Our staff are caring, professional and absolutely dedicated to the support and wellbeing of our residents.
The service at The Manor House Barnard Castle is performing very well
Our care
At The Manor House Barnard Castle, we are passionate about how we care for our residents. Where possible, we encourage residents to enjoy their independence, with the peace of mind that our team is on hand to help 24-hours a day. We provide a tailored plan of assistance and care within a stimulating and homely environment, working together with residents and families to ensure that all our residents continue to enjoy the lifestyle to which they are accustomed.
Our home
Everything at The Manor House Barnard Castle is designed to make life easier and more comfortable. From the beautifully maintained grounds to each individual fitting, we ensure that even the smallest detail receives our full attention. Here every individual living space is made to measure with high-quality finishes and specifications, as pleasing to the eye as they are practical. We have created a modern, high-quality care home, individual in appearance and situated in stunning surroundings.
Making the move
We know that moving to a care home is a decision that requires careful consideration, and can be the result of a life-changing event. With years of experience providing support and care to older people, our warm and friendly staff are committed to helping each resident through the transition and making the move to The Manor House Barnard Castle as easy as possible.
Features of The Manor House Barnard Castle
Communal facilities
Shared facilities complementing each private residence:
- Engaging activities programme
- Garden
- Communal lounge
- Hairdressing salon
- Conservatory
Care and support
In addition to residential care, we also offer:
- Respite care
- Palliative care
- Huntington's disease
- Dementia care
- Convalescence care
Food and dining
We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:
- Communal dining area
- Nutrition and hydration stations
Life at The Manor House Barnard Castle
You’ll always find plenty to do at The Manor House at Barnard Castle, with a host of daily leisure activities for you to take part in.
Quiet areas and spacious en-suite rooms ensure peace and privacy when you want it.
Lounges and quiet spaces and hair and beauty salon are all at hand. On warm days take a stroll in the landscaped gardens and enjoy the peaceful setting. Or simply enjoy a break at one of the outdoor seating areas.
The Manor House at Barnard Castle is close to local shops and has excellent access to the motorway networks. There are also a wide range of local amenities close by including:
• Shops are a short walk away
• Close to transport links
• Local sites of interest are within a mile
The Manor House at Barnard Castle offers a luxurious, safe and friendly environment, with facilities to make you feel at home in our care.
The Manor House at Barnard Castle is purpose built with care in mind and offers a wide range of features and facilities, including:
• Spacious, private rooms with en-suite facilities
• Internet access for all residents including an internet corner
• Beautifully appointed, tasteful interior design
• Social 'hub' areas where refreshments are available for residents and visitors to enjoy at their convenience
• Hairdressing and beauty salon
• Large landscaped gardens with outdoor seating areas
• Library Room
At The Manor House at Barnard Castle, we make the most of meal times. Anchor has won national recognition for the quality of its food and catering service. All our menus offer freshly cooked, wholesome, appetising and nutritionally balanced food with a different choice every day. We’ll get to know your likes and dislikes, catering for any special dietary requirements so that you enjoy all of the meals we serve.
With social events in the home and the community, arranged in collaboration with residents, you can make your life at The Manor House Barnard Castle a hive of activity or as gentle as you wish. Activities, interests and ability are discussed when you move in and an agreed plan ensures that these requests are fulfilled. Your suggestions for activities also help shape the planning process.
We know how important it is to maintain close bonds with the people in your life. At The Manor House Barnard Castle, your visitors are always welcome at any time, including mealtimes.
Health
Because each of us is unique, we encourage you to choose how your care is planned and delivered at The Manor House Barnard Castle. We work closely with you and your family, to build a personal picture of your needs. Little things can make a big difference, so we always strive to understand what is important to you. We call it person centred care because it’s built around you or your loved one.
Dedicated staff ensure care, support and understanding is tailored to your exact needs. They will ensure that you continue to enjoy maximum independence and 24-hour peace of mind, knowing that all the help and assistance you might need is always at hand.
All carers employed by Anchor are given intensive training and are required to complete NVQ qualifications and a range of in-house courses to assure you of the best possible care.
We provide high quality care and support for residents living with dementia by treating them as individuals. All of our employees are trained and supported by our dedicated dementia team to ensure residents feel valued and able to live life to the full. Ever ready to offer support to family and friends via access to information and advice, their approach respects the uniqueness of each person rather than focusing on the diagnosis of dementia.
Pricing information
We endeavour to be completely transparent about all our charges and fees. For further information please contact us.
How much does it cost?
Care homes
Our current private weekly fee at The Manor House is from £1,250. This can vary due to resident dependency, size of room and location. Our Home Manager and other colleagues will be happy to discuss fees and any other questions you may have about paying for care.
What is included in care home fees?
For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start. Care home fees are based on a range of factors, including specific care needs, which can change over time.
Living in an Anchor care home you can be confident that a single fee covers the cost of your personally tailored 24 hour care and support, utility bills and meals, as well as a fantastic range of daily activities. In an Anchor care home our weekly charge includes:
- cost of personal care
- accommodation
- utilities e.g. heating and light
- all resident catering, meals, snacks and drinks
- laundry undertaken on the premises
- television licence, including for person use
- housekeeping services.
The following extra items and services are not covered by the weekly fees, however we can arrange for them to be provided (at an additional cost):
- professional hairdressing
- personal copies of newspapers or magazines
- personal purchases such as stationery, confectionery, toiletries etc.
- clothing, shoes and slippers
- dry cleaning
- private telephone line rental and calls and cable connections.
In the absence of free provision by the NHS, we can also arrange for the following healthcare services to be provided, these will be charged in addition to the weekly fees:
- chiropody
- optometry
- dentistry
- physiotherapy
- other privately arranged healthcare
- care staff accompaniment to regular medical appointments.
No upfront deposit is required at any of Anchor’s care homes to secure a room.
At Anchor we pride ourselves on offering a truly tailored approach to care and therefore need to fully understand your needs to provide you with an accurate fee estimate. Please call us to discuss your specific care needs today. Alternatively we welcome you to visit us to discuss your situation face-to-face.
Want more information on care home fees?
Learning about the different funding options available to you can also help you feel confident in your decisions. Anchor know that securing care home funding can sometimes appear a rather daunting task and so to help we have put together a free guide covering requesting assistance, top up fees and third-party payments.
Care home feesAt The Manor House at Barnard Castle we have a caring team of well qualified professionals, passionate about what they do and dedicated to ensuring our residents always feel confident that they can rely on a friendly face and helping hand 24-hours a day. We encourage visits to The Manor House at Barnard Castle so you can meet our team and get a feel of what it would be like to live here. You will be able to look around, meet other residents, find out what goes on and ask any questions you may have. It is important to us that you make the right decision and are happy with your choice of new home.
Deborah Wilson
Care Home Manager
Welcome to The Manor House, my name is Debbie and I look forward to answering any questions you may have about our home. I have worked here for more than 13 years and am proud of the care our team provides. I knew from a very young age that I wanted to work with older people as I have always had a passion for care, I find it especially rewarding supporting people with more complex needs. Our home offers a wide variety of tailored care and support services as well as regular meaningful and fun activities. We are sure that we can offer you support that meets you needs and welcome you to visit us for a chat.
Laura Erskine
Deputy Manager
I have worked at The Manor House for over 10 years, I started as a bank care assistant and am proud to now be deputy manager. I really enjoy meeting new people, and find my friendly, outgoing personality helps when welcoming new residents and their families to The Manor House.
Wendy Scott
Deputy Manager
I have worked in social care for over 30 years and have spent 12 of those years here at The Manor House. Everyone at our home appreciates that the need to find suitable care can come about quite suddenly and so we are here to help. We can help explain the varying levels of care and support available here at The Manor House and discuss how our services could benefit you or your loved one.
Anchor Two weeks free with a permanent stay winter offer
We are offering you an opportunity for two weeks’ free stay when you move into one of our participating care homes on a permanent basis.
Anchor short stay respite 3 for 2 winter offer
We are offering you an opportunity to receive 3 weeks care for the price of 2 weeks when you move into one of our participating care homes on a short stay basis.
Welcoming you
We are currently offering you an opportunity for:
- two weeks’ free stay when you move into one of our participating care homes on a permanent basis. Click here to find out more and read the full details of the terms and conditions of this offer.
- 3 weeks care for the price of 2 weeks when you move into one of our participating care homes on a short stay respite basis. Click here to find out more and read the full details of the terms and conditions of this offer.
We pride ourselves on making sure we understand your loved one – their likes and dislikes, hopes and passions – so you can be sure they enjoy a special and lasting welcome at Anchor. Because your loved ones are our loved ones.
To start your enquiry simply click 'Enquire now' at the top of the page and either call us or complete an online enquiry form.
We’ll provide you with full details of the home, along with any other information you’d like, such as sample menus and activity schedules.
Whether you’re looking to stay with us permanently, or for a short break, we’d be delighted to take you on a show round of the home in person. Simply book a visit with the home manager once you’ve made your enquiry.
If you or your loved one doesn’t live nearby or are unable to visit in person we can provide a virtual show round. Either way, we’re keen to show you what daily life is like here and for you to meet our friendly team.
We hope you decide, following your visit, that you or your loved one would like to move into the home, in which case we’ll organise a pre-assessment to make sure we can meet all your care needs.
Our friendly onsite team will discuss every area of moving-in with you in detail to make sure you and your loved-one know exactly what to expect and feel confident, safe and welcomed when coming to live with us.
Before you move in, we will find out if there are any of your possessions that you wish us to place in your room before you arrive. Please bring your family photographs and most treasured possessions to help make your room your home.
We understand how important visits are for everyone and we welcome regular visits from family and friends. We also actively support our residents to enjoy visits away from the care home.
Each of our homes is different and the manager of the care home you’re interested in will provide all the information you need around visiting.
Getting here
The Manor House Barnard Castle
John Street, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8ET
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Review from the sister of a resident at The Manor House Barnard Castle
“The home is very well decorated extremely clean feeling more of a luxury hotel rather than a care home. She had the very best of professional care while staying there and appeared to be relaxed and content. The management and staff were always available to discuss any aspect that arose.”
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What's happening at The Manor House Barnard Castle
Residents have started making their entry into the annual Christmas Cake competition 🎂🎄❤
facebookWe're supporting #ElfDay 💚❤
facebookMeet the Anchor colleagues crowned winners and highly commended at the Great British Care Awards regional finals
We are proud to announce that seven colleagues were crowned winners across the regional finals of the Great British Care Awards 2024, which recognises excellence across the care sector.
Last week, residents, staff and family were all getting into the Christmas spirit and decorating the home ready for this month's festivities 🎄🎅🏻❤ #MerryChristmas
facebook🎅🏻 CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE 🎅🏻
facebook🎄 £2 a strip
⭐ All money raised goes towards our Residents Fund
We're celebrating Christmas throughout December 🎄🎅🏻 #Christmas2024
facebookWe have now held our last Parent & Toddler Group of 2024. #Thankyou to everyone who has attended this year & we look forward to seeing you again in 2025! 👶🏻💜 #CommunityLinks
facebookDecorating for Christmas is well underway this week 🎄🎅🏻❤ #MerryChristmas
facebookOn the 27th November 2009 our home was opened by David Bellamy OBE & has been caring for people ever since 💜 Residents, staff, family & friends celebrated earlier this month with a Glitz & Glamour themed party and lots of singing & dancing ✨🎉💜
facebookIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄🎅🏻❤
facebookWe still have tags on our gift giving tree. If you wish to take part simply take a tag from our tree in reception, buy a gift & bring it in 🎁
facebookFor more information, please see the below poster 🎄🎅🏻 #MerryChristmas
The Manor House Barnard Castle celebrates 15 years of caring
To mark 15 years since The Manor House Barnard Castle in County Durham first opened its doors, residents, their family members and Anchor colleagues enjoyed a special celebration event.
Anchor colleagues win awards in North East and North West regional finals of the Great British Care Awards
We are proud to announce that Laura Erskine triumphed at the North East regional final and Jackie Baines won an award at the North West regional final of the Great British Care Awards 2024.
Anchor celebrates 20 care homes achieving Veteran Friendly Framework status
Former members of the Armed Forces at Anchor care homes are benefitting from enhanced care and support as 20 care homes have achieved the standards required for Veteran Friendly Framework Status.
Rob Martin – from military service to Managing Director of Care Services at Anchor
Rob Martin, Managing Director of Care Services at Anchor reflects on his experience in the military and career in social care.