Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

Leeming Lane, Leeming Bar, Northallerton DL7 9AU
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  • Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home, Northallerton
Surrounded by stunning countryside, and with great access to local amenities and the A1, Leeming Bar Grange is a warm and inviting residence situated between the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. The home offers residential, nursing, respite, palliative, and dementia care. With 60 bedrooms divided between their care units, they think carefully about the type of room each resident needs.

Bedrooms are set across two floors, and each floor has two of its own lounges and dining rooms, there is also a conservatory and reminiscence room, meaning peace and quiet is never far away. All furnishings and décor throughout the home are of an exceptionally high standard. They also have an acre of beautiful landscaped gardens with bench seating and tables and chairs, perfect for outdoor socialising.

Chefs prepare fresh, quality, and nutritional food on-site and residents are able to choose from a daily menu. Particular requests are taken into account as far as is possible, and special dietary requirements will be catered for. Residents may eat together or in their rooms depending on their preference.

A dedicated Activities Coordinator plans regular events and outings, working in close consultation with residents and families to ensure all residents remain stimulated.

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Care Provided by Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 60 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kathryn Billet (General Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (60)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,400

  • This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home Reviews (91)

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Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.753) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home has 91 reviews.

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Review from S P (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum has only just moved in - I was very impressed with the initial visit. The visit to mums flat or assessment, the introduction on booking in/arriving.
It is a very distressing time for me and all staff made it as smooth as possible for mum and myself.

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Review from L P (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are excellent and are caring for the residents in their care. As I visit regularly to see what is going I am concerned about the staff welfare. There never seems to be enough staff on the floor, especially at nighttime - hence the staff that are working more hours, not able to get holidays
taken and therefore, are worn out.


It seems to me that staff are leaving to go to other care homes and I can only think it is due to being understaffed or for more pay. The home itself is brilliant and modern, and I am looking forward to meeting the new manager.


Reply from Linda Stephens, Home Manager at Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

Thank you for your kind words and comments about Leeming Bar Grange. We welcome all feedback that will help us continue to improve our care services.

At Leeming Bar Grange, we strive to provide individual personalised care that each one of our residents deserves by working to the levels in the ‘CHESS tool’, ensuring that there is always the correct, safe number of staff working at one time in our home.

Our recent relative’s meeting was very positive and we are currently in the process of recruiting to posts as soon as it is practicable.

If there is anything at all you would like to discuss further, I operate an open door policy and you are of course welcome anytime to continue this discussion on a personalised basis. Alternatively, you can contact customercare@brighterkind.com.

Linda Stephens, Home Manager


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Review from C L (Niece of Resident) published on 18 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My auntie was quite poorly when she came to Leeming Bar Grange and we can't fault any part of her care. All the staff were very helpful and supportive and made her last few days as comfortable as possible. They also made all her family welcome to visit at any time.


On the sad night that she passed

away, one of the carers kept up CPR until the ambulance arrived which gave us time to spend with her. That same carer also attended the funeral.

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Review from Emma B (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 31 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My grandmother has been here for two years and we have always been happy with her care.
The staff are always friendly when we come to visit.
The family events that are provided are always a joy to attend and have fun with grandma.

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Review from K W (Niece of Resident) published on 30 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everyone was very caring and made our Aunt very comfortable in her last 10 days before she died.

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Review from P K (Partner of Resident) published on 28 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Doing a very good job.

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Review from J T (Son of Resident) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a family, we are very pleased with the care that our mother receives at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home.
She has been there for about three and a half years and we have had no problems at all.
The staff even though there has been quite a turnover, have all been wonderful with Mum and she is much more
content than when she lived at home.
Any health issues have been discussed with us and we have been involved at all stages in discussion about her care.

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Review from M S (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mum has been at this home for five years.
She has always been treated with respect and cared for really well.
Staff are friendly and helpful if we have any problems.
Food and snacks are always appealing and tasty.
We like the fact that we can visit at any time of the day and are free to use the
kitchen to make tea etc as and when we please.
The staff work in a very challenging environment and do so with the utmost patience and care.

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Review from Paul N (Son of Resident) published on 26 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Room showed to the family on the evening before arrival was not ready. Bathroom needed work to make it safe, smelled of urine and nothing like room showed when looking around. My mother was given the room that we had been shown around after my sister spoke to management. We were warned that there could
potentially be problems with the lady in opposite room due to her wanting room empty. There have been a few incidents but we are hoping staff will intervene and the problem will be sorted. The staff are very caring and as visitors, we are made to feel very welcome. Surprise with top up after social services told us it was around £50.

Reply from Kelly Thornton, Deputy Manager at Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

Thank you for your comments. We welcome all feedback that will help us continue to improve our care services.


I am sorry that your mother’s room was not ready when you visited the evening before she was due to move in; our maintenance team were scheduled to complete the work in the room prior to her arrival.


I understand your concerns about the room location have now been resolved and apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused you.


If you feel as though you would like to discuss this further or anything else at all, please do not hesitate to contact our home at customercare@brighterkind.com or pop in anytime.


Many thanks, Kelly Thornton, Deputy Manager.


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Review from Leith M (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home has a welcoming friendly atmosphere and the staff make eye contact and acknowledge your presence. My father is cared for and is settled. Any concerns we express are dealt with as promptly as the staff can arrange and if not strategies are put in place to overcome the problems/requests.

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Review from Shirley M (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having spent three years in Leeming Bar Grange my mother passed away in their care. They could not have been more caring or loving towards her. The care home truly became her home. As a visitor we always felt comfortable and knew she was well cared for and treated as an individual person.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.753)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.753) out of 10 for Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.753 for Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (222 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (6 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 271 Ratings = 4.753

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Barchester Leeming Bar Grange Care Home is based on 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12, which has been reached with 22 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 10 Apr 2020

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  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (6)

Kathryn

Kathryn Billet

Job Title: General Manager

Hi, my name is Kathryn, and I am the General Manager here at Leeming Bar Grange.


Thank you for taking the time to look further into what Leeming Bar Grange has to offer to you or your loved one.


Here is an opportunity to look at some of our staff team in the home, who all play a vital role in day-to-day life.


I have worked for the healthcare sector for over 14 years and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the home. Within my previous role, I supported eight care homes to maintain and deliver training. Over the last two years, I have continued to expand my knowledge and support the homes in various different capacities and this has given me the drive to take on this new role. I am excited to work with the team at Leeming Bar Grange to continue to deliver the premier standard of care and to build strong working relations with the team and stakeholders involved.


The quality of care that all my residents receive is my passion and I aim to ensure that all the residents in my care receive the best and most person-centred care possible. If you are looking for care for yourself or a loved one, please do get in touch and I look forward to welcoming you to our home, you're always welcome!


Lesley

Lesley Gill

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2023

Hello, My name is Lesley. I joined Leeming Bar Grange in September 2023 and became Deputy Manager in March 2024. I have worked in care since 2002 in different care settings.


I love the job I do and bringing a smile and often laughter to our lovely residents. It makes my job worthwhile.


Claire

Claire Donachie

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2021

Clare has worked at Leeming Bar Grange since November 2021. Clare has a wealth of experience in admin; commencing within this sector from leaving school. Clare states her favourite part about working at Leeming Bar Grange is the overall experience; from getting to know the wonderful residents, being part of a team with a great spirit, and the beautiful environment.


Julie

Julie Flint

Job Title: Head Housekeeper

Joined: 2014

Hi, my name’s Julie and I have been working for Leeming Bar as Head Housekeeper since 2014. I enjoy working with the housekeeping team and I like talking to residents and making sure their rooms are clean and tidy. I want to help residents remain as independent as possible. I work hard to ensure that the home maintains Barchester's high standards and that we work to create a relaxed, personal atmosphere for residents, relatives and staff.


Kenneth

Kenneth Nicholson

Job Title: Head of Maintenance

Joined: 2014

I joined Leeming Bar Grange as a Maintenance Manager in 2014. Maintenance is paramount when it comes to our residents, relatives and colleagues, and my role is to keep the home environment to the highest standards possible, ultimately creating a place for our residents to live and my colleagues to work. I also manage and deal with contractors, keeping records up-to-date for our audits. 


Kimberley

Kimberley Calvert

Job Title: Senior Activities Coordinator

Joined: 2019

Hi, my name is Kimberley, Senior Activities Coordinator, and here at Leeming Bar our life enrichment programme is varied, providing choice for our residents and incorporating their interests and hobbies. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within Leeming Bar, and we work together to give residents the best possible experience.


We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each resident's preferences so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents, and their families and friends.