Residential care home · Wakefield

Hillcrest

35 Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3ND

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 2 December 2023 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2017GoodSECRW
  • March 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Wakefield

Hillcrest is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 18 other homes in Wakefield. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 50 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 19 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • 2 Hill Close
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 2SF · Residential care home · 3 beds0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • 1 Hill Close
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 2SF · Residential care home · 3 beds0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Fairwood Fields Care Home
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 4HW · Residential care home · 66 beds0.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Carleton Court Care Home
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 3NQ · Residential care home · 35 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Aegis Residential Care
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 1QR · Residential care home · 22 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Willow Park Care Home
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 2HB · Nursing home · 64 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Hillcrest & Lyndale Care & Support Services Limited

4 care homes in total: 1 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

  • Lyndale
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF7 6JX · Residential care home · 18 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • 1 Hill Close
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 2SF · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • 2 Hill Close
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF8 2SF · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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Hillcrest at a glance

An independent residential care home in Pontefract, Wakefield, Hillcrest is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 20 beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2023. It was Requires improvement for safe, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated effective and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in November 2017, was Good, so the home has slipped.

Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 4 homes run by Hillcrest & Lyndale Care & Support Services Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 0.7 km away, Carleton Court Care Home is rated Good.