Residential care home · Kirklees

The Gables

Apartments 1-9, Elmwood Avenue, Highfields, Huddersfield, HD1 5DA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 July 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • 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?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kirklees

The Gables is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in Kirklees. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (7%)
  • Good 69 (56%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 26 (21%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Bridge House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 5DB · Residential care home · 4 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • St Anne's, Huddersfield Mental Health Services
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 5BU · Residential care home · 10 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Trabel
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 5BU · Residential care home · 12 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Mountjoy Road
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 5PZ · Residential care home · 8 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 months ago
  • Gledholt
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 4EZ · Nursing home · 9 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Gledholt Mews & Coach House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 4EZ · Nursing home · 21 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Bridgewood Trust Limited

11 care homes in total: 10 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Bridgewood House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 8PS · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Cleveland Road
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD1 4PP · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Colne House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD7 5HH · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Grandsmere Place
    Halifax, Calderdale · HX3 0DP · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Ravensknowle Road
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD5 8DN · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Southlees
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD5 8SS · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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The Gables in brief

Bridgewood Trust Limited runs The Gables, a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees with room for 13 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 23 beds.

In Kirklees, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 79% of homes in Kirklees also score 5. Bridgewood Trust Limited runs 11 care homes, and 10 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC last rated the home in July 2019, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from November 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Kirklees are as old (how rating age varies by council).