SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?84%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
Safe environmentsExceptional
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 18 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Bondcare (Darrington) Limited runs Birch Park Care Home, a nursing home in Cleckheaton, Kirklees with room for 86 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 23 beds.
It is one of 5 homes run by Bondcare (Darrington) Limited. 5 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Across Kirklees, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. 79% of homes in Kirklees also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2025, is Outstanding overall. Caring and responsive were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Kirklees, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
