Care homes in Wakefield
Every care home registered in Wakefield, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Wakefield has 96 care homes currently providing care, with 2,964 beds. 18 provide nursing care and 60 support people living with dementia. 75% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 80% across Yorkshire and the Humber and 83% across England.
Best-rated care homes in Wakefield
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Hepworth House Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Sunnyfield Care homeRated
- G Good Avalon Clarence Gardens Care homeRated
- G Good Newfield Lodge Care homeRated
- G Good Prospect House Care homeRated
- G Good Wheldale Heights Care home with nursingRated
- G Good Richmond House Care homeRated
- G Good Stella House Residential Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good Fairburn Mews Care home with nursingRated
- G Good Whitwood House Care homeRated
All care homes in Wakefield
96 care homes
- O Outstanding Hepworth House Care home66 beds WF3 4NG Rated
- O Outstanding Sunnyfield Care home10 beds WF7 6DE Rated
- G Good 30 Sunnyfield Care home3 beds WF7 6GG Rated
- G Good 54a Care home3 beds WF7 5HG Rated
- G Good Aegis Residential Care Care home22 beds WF8 1QR Rated
- G Good Agbrigg and Sandal Care home20 beds WF1 5NF Rated
- G Good Alverthorpe Care home8 beds WF2 9JF Rated
- G Good Amelia House Care home, also home care10 beds WF6 2EH Rated
- G Good Ann Mangham Care home11 beds WF7 5HB Rated
- G Good Ashgrove House Care home30 beds WF2 7DP Rated
- G Good Attlee Court Care home68 beds WF6 1DL Rated
- G Good Avalon Clarence Gardens Care home4 beds WF2 8SU Rated
- G Good Avalon Cypress Road Care home4 beds WF6 1LL Rated
- G Good Bennett Court Care home with nursing39 beds WF9 2TF Rated
- G Good Brookfield Care home3 beds WF10 4BJ Rated
- G Good Broxbourne House Care home20 beds WF1 5LE Rated
- G Good Carleton Court Care Home Care home35 beds WF8 3NQ Rated
- G Good Carr Gate Care home with nursing65 beds WF2 0QU Rated
- G Good Castleford Lodge Care home with nursing60 beds WF10 5DF Rated
- G Good Cherry Garth Care home2 beds WF4 2BZ Rated
- G Good Croft House Care Home Care home with nursing68 beds WF5 9RL Rated
- G Good Dovecote Lodge Care home28 beds WF4 6DJ Rated
- G Good Earls Lodge Care Home Care home with nursing52 beds WF1 4AA Rated
- G Good Eden Place Residential Home Care home, also home care12 beds WF7 7EE Rated
- G Good Fairburn Mews Care home with nursing20 beds WF10 2PY Rated
- G Good Fairburn Vale Care home with nursing20 beds WF10 2PY Rated
- G Good Flanshaw Lane Care home6 beds WF2 9JF Rated
- G Good Flanshaw Lodge Care home26 beds WF2 9JE Rated
- G Good Holyrood House Care Home Care home85 beds WF11 0JG Rated
- G Good Inwood House Care home55 beds WF4 5HG Rated
- G Good Ivy Cottage Care home14 beds WF7 6HP Rated
- G Good Ivy Dene Care home20 beds WF11 8NT Rated
- G Good Kingfisher View Care home with nursing16 beds WF10 2PY Rated
- G Good Lyndale Care home18 beds WF7 6JX Rated
- G Good Manor Park Care home with nursing73 beds WF10 5HA Rated
- G Good Millennium Care Services - 32 Sunnyfield Care home3 beds WF7 6DE Rated
- G Good Millfields Residential Care Home Care home38 beds WF8 2LS Rated
- G Good Newbrook Care home3 beds WF10 4BZ Rated
- G Good Newfield Lodge Care home64 beds WF10 4BJ Rated
- G Good Priory Gardens Care home with nursing72 beds WF8 1JQ Rated
- G Good Prospect House Care home7 beds WF6 2JT Rated
- G Good Richmond House Care home5 beds WF9 3DB Rated
- G Good Springfields Residential Home Care home6 beds WF9 3RE Rated
- G Good Stella House Residential Care Home Care home40 beds WF8 2SS Rated
- G Good Sunnybank Care home8 beds WF10 3SD Rated
- G Good The Acorns Care home, also home care5 beds WF3 4HB Rated
- G Good The Beeches Care home23 beds WF10 4JW Rated
- G Good The Chestnuts Care Home Care home41 beds WF6 2QG Rated
- G Good The Croft Care Home Care home29 beds WF6 1NT Rated
- G Good The Hollies Care home29 beds WF1 3RZ Rated
- G Good The Laurels Residential Home Care home28 beds WF9 3QD Rated
- G Good The Lawrence Care home14 beds WF2 0QH Rated
- G Good The Manse Residential Home Care home21 beds WF11 9AL Rated
- G Good The Old Chapel Care Home Care home15 beds S75 4DB Rated
- G Good The Sycamores Care home8 beds WF9 3RA Rated
- G Good The Sycamores Care home56 beds WF1 3BD Rated
- G Good Vicarage Court Care Home Care home with nursing80 beds WF7 6NH Rated
- G Good Victoria House Care home with nursing30 beds WF4 2DB Rated
- G Good West Villa Residential Home Care home32 beds WF2 0AB Rated
- G Good Westmead Care home9 beds WF10 3AF Rated
- G Good Wheldale Heights Care home with nursing24 beds WF10 2PY Rated
- G Good Whitwood Grange Care home17 beds WF10 4ES Rated
- G Good Whitwood House Care home16 beds WF10 5LD Rated
- G Good Willow Park Care Home Care home with nursing64 beds WF8 2HB Rated
- G Good Wood Dene Care home8 beds WF3 3JG Rated
- G Good Woodlands Residential Home Care home27 beds WF4 2LN Rated
- RI Requires improvement 1 Hill Close Care home3 beds WF8 2SF Rated
- RI Requires improvement 2 Hill Close Care home3 beds WF8 2SF Rated
- RI Requires improvement Ashby Lodge Residential Home Care home22 beds WF1 2LU Rated
- RI Requires improvement Breadalbane Residential Home Care home15 beds WF10 4JT Rated
- RI Requires improvement Cymar House Care home29 beds WF10 4BW Rated
- RI Requires improvement Gateholme Care home48 beds WF2 0QW Rated
- RI Requires improvement Haven Lodge Care home32 beds WF6 1BP Rated
- RI Requires improvement Hazel Garth Care home24 beds WF11 0LG Rated
- RI Requires improvement Hemsworth Park Care home93 beds WF9 5EA Rated
- RI Requires improvement Hillcrest Care home20 beds WF8 3ND Rated
- RI Requires improvement Mellieha Care home15 beds WF9 2BZ Rated
- RI Requires improvement Roop Cottage Residential Home Care home35 beds WF9 5AN Rated
- RI Requires improvement Snapethorpe Hall Care home62 beds WF2 8YA Rated
- RI Requires improvement Snydale Care Home Care home50 beds WF7 6HD Rated
- RI Requires improvement Stockingate Residential Home Care home25 beds WF9 3QX Rated
- RI Requires improvement Walton Manor Care home47 beds WF2 6NW Rated
- RI Requires improvement Warde Aldam Care home with nursing60 beds WF9 2JX Rated
- RI Requires improvement West Ridings Care Home Care home with nursing180 beds WF3 3JX Rated
- RI Requires improvement Whitwood Hall Care home16 beds WF10 5QD Rated
- I Inadequate Advent House Care home10 beds WF3 4AR Rated
- I Inadequate Brantwood Hall Care Home Care home29 beds WF1 3RX Rated
- I Inadequate Riverdale Court Care Home Ltd Care home with nursing94 beds WF9 4BE Rated
- – Not yet rated Fairwood Fields Care Home Care home66 beds WF8 4HW No rating date
- – Not yet rated Hamilton Springs Care home with nursing37 beds WF9 2JY No rating date
- – Not yet rated Ivy Care Stone Lodge Care home6 beds WF9 1HB No rating date
- – Not yet rated Sandy Court Care home36 beds WF5 8BW No rating date
- – Not yet rated Stoneybeck Care home7 beds WF9 5EY No rating date
- – Not yet rated The Britton Care home7 beds WF9 2JY No rating date
- – Not yet rated The Glynn Living Care home16 beds WF1 2AS No rating date
- – Not yet rated The Rivers Care home59 beds WF11 9BL No rating date
No care homes match those filters.
How ratings have changed since 2015
Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.
The share rose from 49% in 2015 to 75% in 2026.
In 2015, 37 of the care homes open today had a rating. In 2026, 88 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | 18 | 49% |
| 2016 | 68 | 38 | 56% |
| 2017 | 74 | 45 | 61% |
| 2018 | 76 | 53 | 70% |
| 2019 | 80 | 63 | 79% |
| 2020 | 81 | 64 | 79% |
| 2021 | 82 | 59 | 72% |
| 2022 | 84 | 67 | 80% |
| 2023 | 86 | 66 | 77% |
| 2024 | 86 | 65 | 76% |
| 2025 | 86 | 66 | 77% |
| 2026 | 88 | 66 | 75% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 6 care homes improved their rating and 4 dropped.
Improved (6)
- G Good Avalon Clarence Gardens Up from Requires improvement to Good
- RI Requires improvement West Ridings Care Home Up from Inadequate to Requires improvement
- G Good Prospect House Up from Requires improvement to Good
- G Good Fairburn Mews Up from Requires improvement to Good
- G Good Whitwood House Up from Requires improvement to Good
- G Good Earls Lodge Care Home Up from Requires improvement to Good
Dropped (4)
- RI Requires improvement Hazel Garth Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Snydale Care Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
- I Inadequate Advent House Down from Good to Inadequate
- RI Requires improvement Stockingate Residential Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
Who runs care homes here
Providers with two or more care homes in Wakefield.
- Millennium Support Ltd 5 homes, 5 rated Good or Outstanding
- Care Worldwide (Carlton) Limited 4 homes, 3 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
- Hillcrest & Lyndale Care & Support Services Limited 4 homes, 1 rated Good or Outstanding
- Achieve Together Limited 3 homes, 1 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
- Care Homes UK Ltd 3 homes, 1 rated Good or Outstanding
Getting help from City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.
- Adult social care
- Adult social care at City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 0345 8 503 503
- Online
- Make a request online
- Carers
- Support for carers
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- How many care homes are there in Wakefield?
- Wakefield has 96 care homes currently providing care, with 2,964 beds.
- How many care homes in Wakefield are rated Outstanding?
- 2 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission: Hepworth House and Sunnyfield.
- Which care homes in Wakefield provide nursing care?
- 18 care homes provide nursing care in Wakefield. Show only the care homes with nursing.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Wakefield?
- Ask the adult social care team at City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 0345 8 503 503.
Places in Wakefield
- Airedale6
- Castleford10
- Central Wakefield10
- Featherstone7
- Kinsley6
- Kirkhamgate5
- Knottingley5
- Normanton11
- Pontefract10
- South Elmsall6
- South Kirkby5
- Stanley6
Figures show the number of care homes in each place.