Barley View Residential & Dementia Care Home

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Our home

Located in the heart of the Rossendale valley, nestled between Bacup and Rochdale in the village of Whitworth, Barley View is our flagship purpose-built care home.

Our modern care home is of a size and scale that offers all residents the care they need, in an environment that places great emphasis on interaction, activity and enjoyment.

Split over two levels, the 28-bedroom home comprises two 14-bed communities named Willow Lane and Forest Grove.

The service is tailored for every resident and their family and committed to quality residential care treating everyone as individuals with their own unique care plan.

Specialist dementia care

Barley View is a modern purpose-built dementia specialist residential care home, offering compassionate, professional and dignified care in a comfortable and homely setting.

Designed and equipped to meet a wider range of dementia and residential needs, the homes team of experienced care staff work closely with residents and their families.

Every day is special and the team will ensure that each day is filled with variety and opportunities for residents to live life to the fullest.

Feeling at home, not in a home

The community lounges, kitchens, dining areas and garden are available for residents to enjoy together and with their families.

Careful attention has been paid to make each area comfortable, with specially chosen fabrics and colours.

Intelligent, pictorial signage helps guide residents around the facilities, and clever use of colour helps our residents who have additional needs, manage spatial awareness.

A hearing loop and level access are also available throughout Barley View.

Nutritious and delicious food

Barley View has a team of in-house cooks producing delicious home-cooked meals for residents.

Meals are balanced and nutritious in accordance with the needs of the individuals and can accommodate any special dietary requirements.

Snacks and drinks are also available throughout the day from communal kitchens and snack stations in individual bedrooms, and family and friends are welcome to join residents for meals by prior arrangements.

Relative testimonial

“I would like to give special thanks to the exceptional staff, who, daily, go out of their way to care for the residents, especially during Covid and the resulting lockdown. Nothing is too much trouble. The carers have looked after my mother superbly” – E T (Daughter of resident)

Additional services

We welcome visiting professionals providing a range of services for the benefit and convenience of residents.

We work closely with local health and social care providers who visit the home on a regular basis or who can make visits by prior arrangement.

These include local GPs, district nurses, opticians and chiropodists. Barley View is also equipped with its own hairdressing salon, with a hairdresser and barber available for appointments.

Visiting our residents

Family and friends are always welcome to visit Barley View. We consider these visits an essential way of ensuring the wellbeing of our residents.

Visitors are welcome to share time with residents in various seating areas. Enjoying TV in the lounge, having a chat in the quiet area, enjoying a cup of tea in the dining area, relaxing in our landscaped garden or in the comfort and privacy of their own room.

There’s always time for a chat over a cup of tea or coffee using our communal kitchen facilities. Or, with prior arrangement, relatives can also join residents for mealtimes.

There are also plenty of ways for residents to keep in touch with their family and friends with internet access to up-to-date technology for Skype and messenger services.

The local area

Barley View is set within the peaceful countryside around Whitworth, a welcoming village community in the heart of the Rossendale Valley. Our home offers amazing views of the countryside and, with just a short stroll into the village, you will also find a bakery, butchers and local independent shops.