There are 60 CQC-registered care homes registered to support people living with dementia in Wakefield (including Normanton and Altofts, South Elmsall and Featherstone) listed on Docorix. 46 currently hold a CQC rating: 33 rated Good or Outstanding, 10 Requires improvement and 3 Inadequate. 14 have not yet been rated under their current registration. Together they are registered for 2,611 beds.
CQC register data updated 6 October 2026 · ratings link to each provider’s official CQC report
- Hepworth House Independent CQC: Outstanding 01325351100
- Aegis Residential Care Independent CQC: Good 01977704068
- Ashgrove House Independent CQC: Good 01924255540
- Attlee Court Independent CQC: Good 01924891144
- Bennett Court Independent CQC: Good 01709565700
- Broxbourne House Independent CQC: Good 01924370004
- Carleton Court Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01977702635
- Castleford Lodge Independent CQC: Good 01977668448
- Dovecote Lodge Independent CQC: Good 01924302935
- Earls Lodge Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01924372005
- Eden Place Residential Home Independent CQC: Good 01977780278
- Fairburn Mews Independent CQC: Good 01977521784
- Fairburn Vale Independent CQC: Good 01977521786
- Flanshaw Lodge Independent CQC: Good 01924239381
- Hazel Garth Independent CQC: Good 01977722405
- Holyrood House Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01977679219
- Inwood House Independent CQC: Good 01924272159
- Ivy Cottage Independent CQC: Good 01977701370
- Ivy Dene Independent CQC: Good 01977671499
- Kingfisher View Independent CQC: Good 01977526800
- Millfields Residential Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01977690606
- Newfield Lodge Independent CQC: Good 01977522501
- Stella House Residential Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01977600247
- The Beeches Independent CQC: Good 01977517685
- The Chestnuts Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01924220019
- The Laurels Residential Home Independent CQC: Good 01977640721
- The Old Chapel Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01924830984
- Vicarage Court Care Home Independent CQC: Good 01977708368
- Victoria House Independent CQC: Good 01226727179
- West Villa Residential Home Independent CQC: Good 01924377328
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Top 10 dementia care homes in Wakefield by CQC rating
How we rank: only by the official CQC rating – Outstanding first, then Good, most recently inspected first. Providers cannot pay to appear here. Services the CQC has not yet rated are listed further down the page.
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Hepworth House
Outstanding
WF3
Rated Outstanding for Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. Rating published November 2022.
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Wheldale Heights
Good
WF10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published April 2026.
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Stella House Residential Care Home
Good
WF8
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published March 2026.
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Fairburn Mews
Good
WF10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published February 2026.
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The Beeches
Good
WF10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published November 2025.
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Earls Lodge Care Home
Good
WF1
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published November 2025.
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Castleford Lodge
Good
WF10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published October 2025.
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Attlee Court
Good
WF6
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published September 2025.
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Aegis Residential Care
Good
WF8
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published December 2023.
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The Chestnuts Care Home
Good
WF6
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published November 2023.
Choosing dementia care homes in Wakefield
Homes listed here are registered by the CQC to support people living with dementia. When visiting, look at how the environment helps people find their way, how staff respond to distress, and how families are involved in care planning. The CQC report for each home describes what inspectors saw.
Frequently asked questions
How many care homes registered to support people living with dementia are there in Wakefield?
Docorix lists 60 CQC-registered care homes registered to support people living with dementia in Wakefield, taken from the Care Quality Commission register (last updated 6 October 2026).
Which care homes registered to support people living with dementia in Wakefield are rated Outstanding?
Hepworth House is the only one of the care homes registered to support people living with dementia in Wakefield currently rated Outstanding by the CQC.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ratings are published by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We show each provider’s current rating with its publication date and link to the full CQC report. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
