Residential care home · Wakefield

The Beeches

59 Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 November 2025 Rated 11 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2022GoodSECRW
  • June 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2021InadequateSECRW
  • April 2021InadequateSECRW
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
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  • December 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • July 2015GoodSECRW previous owner
  • January 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

The Beeches 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 Beeches in brief

Run by WAASH GROUP LTD, The Beeches is a residential care home in Castleford, Wakefield with 23 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from November 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from November 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Wakefield, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.