Nursing & Residential Care in Crossgates, Leeds

Where every
resident is family

A small, family-run nursing home in the heart of Crossgates, caring for up to 30 residents with round-the-clock nursing and a warmth that larger homes simply cannot replicate.

About Sunnyside

A nursing home
that still feels like
a family home

Tucked into a quiet residential street in Crossgates, just minutes from the Arndale Centre, Sunnyside is everything a care home should be and nothing it shouldn't. There are no long corridors, no impersonal wards, no feeling of being one number among hundreds. With space for up to 30 residents, the team here knows every face, every preference, every story.

Multiple lounges and sitting areas give residents the choice between company and quiet. A beautiful garden offers fresh air and the satisfaction of watching things grow. Every bedroom has en-suite facilities, electric profiling beds, and nurse call systems — because proper care means proper equipment, delivered with the gentleness of people who genuinely know you.

14+ Years under Pauline's
leadership
50 Dedicated team
members
30 Resident
capacity
Resident enjoying the garden at Sunnyside Nursing Home
CQC
Good Overall Rating

We don't run a facility — we run a family. I know every resident's name, how they take their tea, what makes them laugh. That's not something you get in a 100-bed home. After fourteen years here, the thing I'm most proud of is that when families walk through our door, they stop worrying.

Pauline Breslin Registered Manager — Qualified Nurse & Award-Winning Care Leader

Our Care

Three pathways,
one standard of excellence

Nursing Care

Round-the-clock nursing from qualified, UK-registered nurses who manage complex medication regimes, wound care and dressing treatments, palliative and end-of-life support, stroke rehabilitation, and conditions including multiple sclerosis, spinal injuries, and physical disabilities. Sunnyside holds the equipment, expertise, and — most importantly — the patience that skilled nursing demands.

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Residential Care

For those who need a helping hand rather than clinical intervention, residential care at Sunnyside means assistance with the rhythms of daily life — bathing, dressing, medication — while preserving as much independence as each resident wants to keep. The days are shaped by choice: join an exercise class, read in the garden, or simply enjoy the company of people who have become friends.

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Dementia Care

Sunnyside's dementia care is led by Registered Mental Health Nurses who bring specialist clinical training to a setting that feels nothing like a clinical environment. Care plans are built around the individual and revisited regularly as needs evolve. The activities team runs tailored programmes — history memory sessions, music, gardening — designed to stimulate, comfort, and connect.

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Life at Sunnyside

Days worth getting
dressed up for

Residents enjoying activities together at Sunnyside An afternoon of activities with friends
Afternoon tea at Sunnyside Nursing Home The afternoon tea tradition
Relaxing in the Sunnyside garden Quiet moments in the garden

The rhythm of life at Sunnyside is shaped not by clinical schedules but by the things that actually make a day worth having. A trained activities coordinator plans each week around what residents enjoy — shopping trips to the Arndale Centre, gentle exercise classes, gardening sessions where the satisfaction of planting something and watching it grow is never underestimated. There are history memory sessions for those who love to reminisce, arts and crafts for the creative, baking sessions that fill the home with the smell of fresh bread, and book and newspaper reading groups for those who prefer a quieter afternoon.

Then there are the moments that make Sunnyside feel distinctly like Sunnyside. Visiting entertainers — including, yes, an Elvis impersonator — magicians, and local musicians. Pat dogs who know exactly whose lap to find. Donkeys and sheep brought in for those who miss the countryside. A hairdresser who visits twice a week because looking your best matters at any age. Summer barbecues in the garden. The afternoon sherry tradition. The gentle ritual of afternoon tea, served properly, in good company. These are not extras; they are the point.

Afternoon sherry at Sunnyside Nursing Home

The Coffee Shop

A barista on the
ground floor

On the ground floor of Sunnyside sits something you wouldn't expect in a nursing home: a proper coffee shop, free for residents and their visitors, staffed by a trained barista who takes the job as seriously as any high-street café. Freshly brewed coffee, proper tea, and a rotating selection of homemade buns, cakes, and snacks — all baked on site.

It has become the social heart of the home, the place where families gather and residents meet new friends. On days when someone doesn't feel like company, the barista will bring their favourite drink and a slice of cake directly to their room — because nobody should miss out on something good simply because they're having a quiet day.

Rooted in Crossgates

A care home that
belongs to its
neighbourhood

Sunnyside doesn't sit behind its walls. It reaches into the community and invites the community in. Every month, the Monday Club coffee morning opens the doors to local residents who live alone — a small gesture that means the world to people who might otherwise go days without a real conversation.

Children from nearby schools visit regularly to chat with residents, perform plays, and sing songs. Representatives from local churches and faiths come for private and group services, keeping spiritual life as present as residents wish it to be. And then there is the annual Walk a Mile — the event that has become something of a Crossgates institution, where staff and families push residents in wheelchairs through the streets, raising money for causes including Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Help the Aged, and the MS Society. It is joyful, it is noisy, and it says everything about the kind of place this is.

Walk a Mile charity event - staff pushing residents through Crossgates Local school children visiting Sunnyside Summer barbecue in the Sunnyside garden

On the day of our visits we saw people looked well cared for. We saw staff speaking in a caring and respectful manner to people who lived in the home. Staff demonstrated that they knew people's individual characters, likes and dislikes.

CQC Inspection Report

CQC Rated Good

Care Quality Commission — All Five Categories

Safe Good
Effective Good
Caring Good
Responsive Good
Well-Led Good

Getting Started

We're here before
you even decide

Whether or not you ultimately choose Sunnyside, the team will help you navigate the process from the very first phone call. That means honest advice on the types of care available, guidance on funding and fees, and support through assessments and admission. If you need a short stay while recovering from hospital or while your usual carer takes a break, respite care is available too. There is no obligation and no pressure — just straightforward help from people who understand that this is one of the biggest decisions a family makes.

Get in Touch

We'd love to
hear from you

Whether you're exploring options for a loved one, looking for respite care, or simply want to see what Sunnyside feels like in person, we're here to help.

Telephone 0113 260 2867
Email office@sunnysidenursinghome.com
Address 41 Marshall Terrace, Crossgates
Leeds LS15 8EA
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