SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe environmentsGood
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?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 24 good, 9 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. ?
Garlands Residential Care Home Limited is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Kirklees.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Garlands Residential Care Home Limited at a glance
Garlands Residential Care Home Limited is a 23-bed residential care home in Heckmondwike, Kirklees. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2025, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in September 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Kirklees are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 9 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 79% of homes in Kirklees. 11 other homes in Kirklees share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
