Residential care home · Wakefield

Prospect House

31 Drury Lane, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2JT

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • 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?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2021InadequateSECRW
  • April 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2019InadequateSECRW
  • May 2018Requires improvementSECRW
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  • September 2017InadequateSECRW
  • August 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

Prospect House is in the Good tier ?, with 49 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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  • The Croft Care Home
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  • Haven Lodge
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  • Attlee Court
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What the data says about Prospect House

Prospect House is one of 96 care homes in Wakefield: a 7-bed residential care home in Normanton, run by Four Care Plus Limited. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Wakefield, where the median is 22 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2026. Its previous rating, in October 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Wakefield, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.

Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.