Requires improvementrated 2 years ago
Rating from December 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF8 2SF
- 3 beds
Yorkshire and The Humber
Care homes in Wakefield
There are 79 care homes in Wakefield registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 1,908 beds.
52 of the 72 with an overall rating from CQC (72%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 7 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026.
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How care homes in Wakefield are rated
The 72 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding2 services (3%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good50 services (69%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement17 services (24%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate3 services (4%)Show them: rated Inadequate
- No overall rating shown7 servicesShow them: no overall rating shown
A service with no overall rating may be new, or CQC may rate the parts of it separately. What the ratings mean.
Care homes in Wakefield
Showing 1 to 20 of 79 services.
- Requires improvementrated 2 years ago
Rating from December 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF8 2SF
- 3 beds
- Goodrated 2 years ago
Rating from December 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF7 6GG
- 3 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from December 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF7 5HG
- 3 beds
- Inadequaterated 5 months ago
- Wakefield, WF3 4AR
- 10 beds
- Goodrated 2 years ago
Rating from December 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF8 1QR
- 22 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from November 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wakefield, WF1 5NF
- 20 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wakefield, WF2 9JF
- 8 beds
- Goodrated 5 years ago
Rating from October 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Normanton, WF6 2EH
- 10 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from February 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF7 5HB
- 11 beds
- Requires improvementrated 1 year ago
- Wakefield, WF1 2LU
- 22 beds
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from November 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wakefield, WF2 7DP
- 30 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Normanton, WF6 1DL
- 68 beds
- Requires improvementrated 6 years ago
Rating from February 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wakefield, WF2 8SU
- 4 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Normanton, WF6 1LL
- 4 beds
- Inadequaterated less than a month ago
- Wakefield, WF1 3RX
- 29 beds
- Requires improvementrated 4 years ago
Rating from May 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Castleford, WF10 4JT
- 15 beds
- Goodrated 5 years ago
Rating from October 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Castleford, WF10 4BJ
- 3 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wakefield, WF1 5LE
- 20 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from November 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Pontefract, WF8 3NQ
- 35 beds
Other kinds of care in Wakefield
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Care homes in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in Wakefield
How many care homes are there in Wakefield?
There are 79 care homes in Wakefield registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 1,908 beds.
How are care homes in Wakefield rated?
52 of the 72 with an overall rating from CQC (72%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 7 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026. In England, CQC gives each service an overall rating: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate, and a rating for each of five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. We show each rating as CQC publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.
How do I choose a care home in Wakefield?
Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CQC rating and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.
Who pays for care in Wakefield?
It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.
How up to date is this information?
This page uses CQC data as at 13 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.
Choosing care homes
A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. Care homes without nursing do not have a nurse on duty.
Things to check
- Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
- Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
- Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
- Read the latest CQC report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CQC data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
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