SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Mill House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 22 other homes in North Yorkshire.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Mill House is one of 196 care homes in North Yorkshire: a 102-bed residential care home in Skipton, run by Anchor Hanover Group. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in North Yorkshire has 29 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2017. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in June 2015, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 49% of homes in North Yorkshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in North Yorkshire. In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 101 of Anchor Hanover Group’s 118 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
