CRAVEN Nursing Home, in Skipton, has been chosen by residents and their families as one of the top 20 care homes in Yorkshire and the Humber.

There are 1,459 homes in Yorkshire and the Humber with the top 20 receiving an award from the UK’s reviews guide to care homes, carehome.co.uk.

The award is based on reviews of the care home written by their residents, as well as their friends and relatives.

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “Reviews of Craven Nursing Home show they provide a high standard of care and we would like to congratulate them. It is such a big achievement.”

A spokesperson for Craven Nursing Home said: “We are absolutely thrilled. We cannot thank our residents, friends and family enough for all of their kind words and the support we have from them. A huge thank you to our teams - they really do go above and beyond.”