SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Firs Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 10 other homes in Barnsley.
82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Firs Residential Home is a 47-bed residential care home in Barnsley, run by The Firs Care Home Barnsley Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
The Firs Care Home Barnsley Ltd has run the home since January 2026, when it changed owner. About 0.7 km away, Derby House is rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. 80% of homes in Barnsley also score 5. 10 other homes in Barnsley share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in November 2019. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective and caring were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in October 2018, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Barnsley are as old (how rating age varies by council).
