Discover Award Winning Residential Care at St Johns House
in the York & Harrogate Area

Imagine the peace of mind you will feel knowing your loved one is getting the best possible care in a loving and homely environment at this award winning care home.

Set in secluded and peaceful 2 acre gardens close to the beautiful village of Kirk Hammerton between York & Harrogate, St Johns House is a wonderful place to make your home in your later years.

Easy To Get To For Residential, Respite or Day Care

Whether you are looking for full time residential care or would just like to take a welcome break with a period of respite or day care you’ll find a warm welcome waiting for you at St Johns House residential care home for the elderly.

Situated just off the A59 between the villages of  Kirk Hammerton and Green Hammerton the home is a mere eight miles from historic York & ten from bustling Harrogate. You’ll find the nearby towns of Boston Spa, Wetherby, Knaresborough and Tadcaster are all within easy travelling distance too.

Make St Johns Your Home From Home

Deciding to move into a care home is a big decision. You may worry about loss of your independence, how you are going to afford your care and whether you are going to be looked after properly.  We’d really like to help ease your mind about these concerns and have outlined here many of the things you may want to know to help you decide if St Johns is right for you.

Above all, when you choose St Johns, we want you to feel it is your home, not ours.

A Great Place To Have Fun, Stay Healthy & Enjoy Your Life

Though we provide elderly care that doesn’t mean life has to be dull as there is always something interesting to do at St Johns. You can enjoy a wide range of interests, activities and hobbies or take some peaceful time to yourself in one of the home’s many secluded nooks and crannies.

Here’s just a few examples of the choices available to you.

Our staff work closely with our Activities co-ordinator to provide you with an exceptional range of social events and entertainment including exercise classes, craft groups, flower arranging, baking and quizzes. Birthdays and seasonal holidays also provide us with a never ending excuse for a party, with friends and relatives often joining us for the entertainment and a buffet meal.

Fancy a bit of pampering? Why not relax and enjoy the luxury of the hydro spa bath complete with hydraulic powered seat so you can get in and out easily and safely. Then you can finish with a visit to the hairdresser, chiropodist, aromatherapist or masseur who all come to the home on a regular basis.

Your Room With A View

Your room is your own private space and we’d love you to make it as homely and comfortable as possible. So why not bring your treasured personal mementos and furniture with you to give it that familiar feeling.

Whatever your preference you’ll find all the rooms have been recently refurbished to provide luxurious styling and come with private ensuite facilities to ensure your complete privacy.

If you like keeping up with the latest news we will be happy to deliver your choice of daily newspaper to your room and you can of course have your own TV to watch in your room whenever you want. Keeping in contact with friends and relatives from the comfort of your room couldn’t be easier too as we will happily install your own private phone line, if required.

A glance out of your window will confirm you have made the right choice in St Johns. All rooms offer breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside or the beautifully kept grounds and provide a tranquil backdrop to daily life at the home.

Superb Facilities For You To Enjoy

Although originally built in 1910 the attractive Tudor style building has been completely refurbished to offer you modern, luxurious facilities within a classic setting. So you get to enjoy the best of both worlds.

St Johns has 3 lounges, 3 lounge dining rooms, I dedicated dining room and a sun lounge so you’ll never be short of a somewhere to spend your time to suit your mood.

All communal areas and private accommodation areas have level access to make getting about easy. While access to the upper rooms is made effortless by using the passenger lift, with a member of staff available to assist you if required.

Occupational Therapists were consulted to ensure all the facilities throughout the care home are easy to use to help you to maintain your independence. However, if you ever do need help, it’s reassuring to know that it’s only a call away on the Nurse Call System which is fitted throughout the home.

Mouth Watering Meals

Our Gourmet trained chef provides mouth watering food from an excellent menu that caters for all tastes and special needs. You can choose to eat in the main dining room, with a small group of friends in one of the lounge areas, or on your own in your room however the mood takes you.

Award Winning Staff to Look After You

You may well have heard horror stories of people being ill treated and even abused while living in a care home. Thankfully this is extremely rare, but can happen when unknown and untested carers are used to provide staff cover.

We believe it’s important to be looked after by people you know well, you trust and who are familiar with your personal needs and preferences. That’s why unlike other care homes St Johns’ never ever uses temporary agency staff. Almost all our staff have been with us for many years and dedicate their lives to caring for you.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons that we won ‘Best Employer Award’ at the RBS Great North Care Awards 2008, which recognises best practice throughout the care industry.

Delight In The Great Outdoors

If you like the outdoor life the spacious grounds of the house provide you with a range of quiet sitting areas with chairs tables and sun shades so that you can enjoy the gardens in spring and summer. The 2 acre site features extensive lawns and flower beds to provide you with pleasant easy walking surrounded by a riot of colourful plants and shrubs.

The countryside surrounding St Johns is so lovely you may also want to take advantage of one of our regular outings in the local minibus to explore it.

Great Local Transport Connections

If you prefer to venture further a field on your own, the nearby local villages have full amenities available to you including: general store, post office, newsagents, pub, WI & adult education classes and a historic church.

Connections from the home to the wider area are excellent with a local bus service within walking distance and the local train station for the York Harrogate line just 1 mile away providing the gateway to you for all destinations. A taxi service is also available while the local community transport for the elderly runs regularly to the local town centre and places of interest so you’ll never be stuck for somewhere interesting to go.

What To do Now

We hope you will want to make your home with us here at St Johns House. However, the best way to see if St Johns is right for you is to come and visit us – we would love to meet you and you are welcome any time.

So to arrange a visit, request a detailed brochure or find out about a free trial stay please contact Mrs Andrea Marks on 01423 330480 or click here to send us an e-mail

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