122 Halifax Old Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2RW
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 7 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Alpha House - Huddersfield is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 25 other homes in Kirklees.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Valeo Limited runs Alpha House - Huddersfield, a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees with room for 4 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Kirklees, where the median is 23 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2015. 79% of homes in Kirklees also score 5. 25 other homes in Kirklees share its tier, “Requires improvement”. It is one of 8 homes run by Valeo Limited. 6 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Abbey Care Village, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in July 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in December 2018. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 40% of homes in Kirklees. Here is how rating age varies by council.
