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?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Consent to care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
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?79%Good
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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
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Holly Tree Lodge EMI Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Barnsley.
82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Trust Care Ltd, Holly Tree Lodge EMI Care Home is a nursing home in Barnsley with 41 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 80% of homes in Barnsley also score 5. 4 other homes in Barnsley share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 9 homes run by Trust Care Ltd. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in December 2025, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from November 2019. Ratings in Barnsley are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 6 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
