Beechwood
- Care home
- 27 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2019
- Huddersfield, Kirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
9 months
since the latest rating was published.
26 of 119
rated care homes in Kirklees are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Beechwood: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in January 2026, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Castleholme Lodge (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Cleveland House Care Home (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Castleholme Lodge Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- RI Thornhill Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Cleveland House Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Cleveland Road Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Lindley Grange Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 15 January 2026 (assessment visit 18 July 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Dates of assessment were from 18 September to 17 October 2025. The assessment was triggered in response to risk and included visits to the service on 18 September and 8 and 9 October 2025. One of these visits was conducted outside of normal working hours. Beechwood is a care home providing nursing and personal care for up to 27 people, some of whom are living with dementia, have mental health needs, a physical disability or people with autism or a learning disability. At the time of our assessment there were 21 people living at the service.
- Safe No rating
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
We identified 2 breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment and good governance.
Medicines were not managed safely. Care records were not consistently accurate or reflective of people’s needs. Risks to people were not always managed and mitigated. Governance systems failed to identify or address these issues.
Pre-admission assessments were detailed, however involvement in care plans was inconsistent. Staff knew people well and treated them with kindness and respect and demonstrated compassion. Rooms were personalised, promoting individuality. Good standards of hygiene and cleanliness were maintained. There were enough staff to meet people’s needs and staff worked well together as a team. People, relatives and staff spoke positively about the management of the service, who they said were approachable and supportive.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has changed to Requires Improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to the way people’s medicines were managed safely.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture. At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has changed to Requires Improvement. This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance at the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 15 January 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 15 January 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)1 inspection report, latest 1 February 2022. Latest assessment published 15 January 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Valorum Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 10999448 (opens Companies House)
Valorum Care Limited runs 23 services in England, 12 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber. 15 are rated Good or Outstanding, 7 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Valorum Care Limited
- G Alexander House Care Home Good. Care home, Calderdale
- G Alne Hall Good. Care home with nursing, North Yorkshire
- G Champion House Good. Care home with nursing, Leeds
- G Fernside Hall Care Home Good. Care home, Calderdale
Getting help from Kirklees Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Kirklees Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 304 5555, Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm, Friday 8am to 4.45pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Kirklees Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Beechwood provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Beechwood as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Beechwood have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 27 beds at Beechwood.
- When was Beechwood last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Beechwood was published on 15 January 2026.
- Who runs Beechwood?
- Beechwood is run by Valorum Care Limited. It runs 23 services in England, 12 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- What is Beechwood's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 15 January 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01484 429626
- Address
- 8 Bryan Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD2 2AH Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Castleholme Lodge (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Cleveland House Care Home (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Castleholme Lodge Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- RI Thornhill Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Cleveland House Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Cleveland Road Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Lindley Grange Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away