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St Cecilia's Care Home
Residential Care
10 December 2018
St. Cecilia's Care Services Limited
21 beds
How this home compares nearby
Of 16 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 13 are the same and 3 are lower.
13 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.
Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes
Rating history
- Apr 2016
- Feb 2019
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Costs and who runs this home
Run by St. Cecilia's Care Services Limited, which runs 5 care homes in England: 5 rated Good.
Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.
- This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
- How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.
About St Cecilia's Care Home
St Cecilia's Care Home is a residential care home in North Yorkshire, offering personal care for older people. Details of the Care Quality Commission's most recent findings are set out below.
St Cecilia's Care Home provides personal care for up to 21 people aged 65 and over, some of whom may be living with dementia. At the time of inspection, 21 people were living at the service.
Staff demonstrated basic knowledge of how to keep people safe, though work was needed to improve risk assessment practices to further develop staff knowledge in this area.
Source: CQC inspection report, 5 February 2019
Specialist Care
Facilities & Amenities
Fees and availability
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Care and inspection details
Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.
- Registered service
- Care home service without nursing
- Registered capacity
- 21 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · YO12 5BN
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.
These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.
CQC ratings in more detail
Overall rating shown by CQC: .
Rating report published 5 February 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 10 December 2018.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
Questions prompted by these ratings
- Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.
Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.
5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit
When visiting St Cecilia's Care Home, consider asking...
- 1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
- 2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
- 3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
- 4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
- 5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?
5 Things to Look For on Your Visit
When you visit St Cecilia's Care Home, look out for...
- 1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
- 2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
- 3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
- 4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
- 5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?
Could the NHS fund St Cecilia's Care Home's fees?
The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.
Location
19-21 Stepney Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 5BN
St Cecilia's Care Home
CQC overall rating
Inspection date: 10 December 2018
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