Residential care home · Wakefield

Agbrigg and Sandal

Belle Vue Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 November 2022 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Wakefield

Agbrigg and Sandal is in the Good tier ?, with 49 other homes in Wakefield. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 50 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 19 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Broxbourne House
    Wakefield · WF1 5LE · Residential care home · 20 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Ashgrove House
    Wakefield · WF2 7DP · Residential care home · 30 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Walton Manor
    Wakefield · WF2 6NW · Residential care home · 47 beds2.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Avalon Clarence Gardens
    Wakefield · WF2 8SU · Residential care home · 4 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • The Sycamores
    Wakefield · WF1 3BD · Residential care home · 56 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Earls Lodge Care Home
    Wakefield · WF1 4AA · Nursing home · 52 beds2.5 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago

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Other homes run by Heathcotes Care Limited

53 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 43 Good, 7 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Bridlington
    Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire · YO16 7PE · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Larkrise
    Sutton · SM2 5RY · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Garmsway
    Goole, North Yorkshire · DN14 0HY · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Knollbeck
    Barnsley, Rotherham · S73 0TT · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Alverthorpe
    Wakefield · WF2 9JF · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Aylestone
    Leicester · LE2 8PG · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month

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Agbrigg and Sandal in brief

Agbrigg and Sandal is one of 96 care homes in Wakefield: a 20-bed residential care home in Wakefield, run by Heathcotes Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2025. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5. In Wakefield, 75% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 53 homes run by Heathcotes Care Limited. 45 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.

In November 2022, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in February 2021, it was rated Requires improvement.