The Mill House care home, Skipton

All our care homes offer a warm, safe and friendly environment with facilities to make you feel at home in our care. They are spacious, well maintained and can even welcome some pets (at the Home Manager’s discretion). You can expect comfortable, self-contained rooms, all with lovely en suite wet room facilities.

The buildings, staff and policies that govern our work all meet levels of quality that are amongst the highest in the country and all of our homes are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

To reinforce our own high standards, we have developed an internal audit programme that monitors the quality of service offered to residents, as well as ensuring each home is safe and secure.

The Mill House is located in the heart of the historic town of Skipton. We benefit from being close to amenities, such as Skipton Castle, shops and places to dine. We are in easy reach of a number of local villages and enjoy excellent transport links to Ilkley and Harrogate.

The Mill House offers a wide range of impressive features and facilities including:

- Luxurious and meticulously finished to the highest standard and incorporating the latest technology, our home has large bedroom suites with private en suite wet room facilities, offering comfort and convenience
- Extensive and safe balcony areas to our first and second floors enjoying lovely views
- Impressive dining rooms with varied daily menu choices on each floor
- Hairdressing and beauty salon
- Our fully equipped café bar is ideal for catching up with friends whilst enjoying views of our lovely terraced gardens

At The Mill House, we make the most of mealtimes. Anchor has won national recognition for the quality of its food and catering service. All our menus recognise seasonality and locality. The Mill House offers freshly cooked wholesome and nutritionally balanced food with a different choice every day. Each floor of our home has a luxurious dining room, where our meals are served.

We get to know our resident’s likes and dislikes and cater for any special dietary requirements. The Mill House’s Food Promise ensures all our menus are fresh, appetising and served with a smile. We are committed to making mealtimes a sociable and pleasurable part of each day but will be happy to accommodate residents that may wish to dine in their rooms.

Our catering team regularly interact with our residents, finding out more about their likes and dislikes and discovering more about the people they cook for. We all have strong memories associated with certain recipes, foods, specific meals and for The Mill House, it’s vital that the food we serve reflects this.

With social events in the home and the community arranged in collaboration with residents, you can make life at The Mill House a hive of activity or as gentle as you wish.

Activities, interests and ability are discussed on admission and an agreed plan ensures that these requests are fulfilled. Suggestions for activities also shape the planning process.

We know how important it is to maintain close bonds with the people in your life. At The Mill House, visitors are welcome and we will support you to keep in regular contact with loved ones via Skype and other methods. We also encourage links with the wider community and regularly hold events in the home, by inviting local community groups to visit.