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. ?
Vicarage Court Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Wakefield.
75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Calsa Care Limited, Vicarage Court Care Home is a nursing home in Pontefract, Wakefield with 80 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Wakefield has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2019. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in August 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Wakefield, 33% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in June 2026. 88% of homes in Wakefield score the top mark of 5. Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
