SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The Acorns is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Wakefield.
75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
GT Care (Wakefield) Ltd runs The Acorns, a residential care home in Wakefield with room for 5 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Wakefield has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Hepworth House (Outstanding), 1.3 km away. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in July 2013. In Wakefield, 88% of homes score 5. Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC last rated the home in December 2023, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2017.
