SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
The home changed owner in May 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Oakes Care Centre is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Kirklees.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
WT NB OpCo 1 Limited runs The Oakes Care Centre, a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees with room for 60 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 23 beds.
CQC last rated the home in January 2023, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. That is true of 79% of homes in Kirklees. In Kirklees, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The home changed owner in May 2026. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 25 homes run by WT NB OpCo 1 Limited. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
