SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
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. ?
Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD runs The Hawthornes, a residential care home in Bradford, Kirklees with room for 40 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Kirklees has 23 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in April 2021. Effective and responsive were also Requires improvement. Safe, caring and well-led were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from August 2019. 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).
Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD runs 7 care homes, and 4 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.7 km away, Willow View is rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. That is true of 79% of homes in Kirklees. 25 other homes in Kirklees share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
