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?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. ?
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. ?
Run by Hollybank Trust, The Sycamores is a residential care home in Pontefract, Wakefield with 8 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22 beds.
Its CQC rating, from May 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in February 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 33% of ratings in Wakefield are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Wakefield. 49 other homes in Wakefield share its tier, “Good”. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Hollybank Trust runs 8 care homes, and 6 of the 8 rated are Good or Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
