SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 28 good, 5 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. ?
Fernside Hall Care Home is one of 46 care homes in Calderdale: a 24-bed residential care home in Halifax, run by Valorum Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.
15 of Valorum Care Limited’s 22 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Heatherstones Court (Outstanding), 0.7 km away. Across Calderdale, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2026. In Calderdale, 67% of homes score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. That matches its previous rating, from August 2019. Ratings in Calderdale are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
