Nursing home · Wakefield

Vicarage Court Care Home

Vicarage Gardens, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6NH

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago

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Vicarage Court Care Home is a nursing home in Pontefract in Wakefield, run by Calsa Care Limited. It has 80 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published September 2019, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for safe. For comparison, 73% of care homes in Wakefield are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good

Published 27 September 2019 Rated 6 years ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 27 September 2019, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

Vicarage Court Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 11 other homes in Wakefield. Of the 88 rated care homes here, 73% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 2 (2%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
Good 48 (51%)
Good, with an area to improve 12 (13%)
Requires improvement 20 (21%)
Inadequate 4 (4%)
Not yet rated 7 (7%)

Half of Wakefield's ratings are more than 4.2 years old. How tiers work

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Key facts

Type: Nursing home
Beds: 80
Provider: Calsa Care Limited
Registered manager: Tracy Smith
Registered with CQC since: 3 December 2010
Local authority: Wakefield
CQC location ID: 1-136329489

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)
Physical disability
Mental health

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

The CQC rating is from September 2019. Has the manager or owner changed since then?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?