Choosing the Right Care Home

Across our wonderful Orchard Care Homes, we offer a range of different care types, with each home offering its own unique homely environment. Whether you’re looking for respite care, residential care, or specialised dementia care, we provide it all.

Choosing the right care home for your loved ones may seem like a daunting task, but we’re here to make that decision easier for you. When you step into any one of our homes, you will be welcomed with open arms and offered plenty of guidance and advice. Our biggest aim, no matter the home, is to provide people with as much independence as possible and treat everybody with dignity and respect.

Why not take a look at our useful Care Home Checklist below, or have a browse through the care types above? If any of our brilliant UK care homes catch your eye, you could even contact them directly and arrange a visit!

Care Home Checklist

Tailored Recommendations and Plans

With care homes across various major regions of the UK such as Sunderland, West Yorkshire and Derbyshire, one key consistency is our tailored recommendations.

We look at each person individually and craft a personalised care plan according to their needs. This helps us recommend to you the best homes based on the type of care that your loved one requires.

Assessments may be carried out by the local authority or social services and referred to us for a secondary assessment, or they may be carried out by us directly.

Depending on if the requirement for care is immediate, homes may be recommended based on availability or in other scenarios, homes may be recommended with a later date in mind.

Paying for Care

In terms of payment, we recommend reaching out to our professional advisors and discussing this with them. Care home costs may differ depending on the type of care needs and provision or the location.

One thing’s for sure, we always recommend a visit to the homes so you can experience the welcoming, friendly atmosphere first-hand and meet the excellent care teams!