SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 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. ?
Run by Indigo Care Services Limited, Castleford Lodge is a nursing home in Castleford, Wakefield with 60 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Wakefield has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
It is one of 19 homes run by Indigo Care Services Limited. 17 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2025. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Wakefield, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “responding to people's immediate needs”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.
