Nursing home · Wakefield

Warde Aldam

Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JX

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 30 September 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2019GoodSECRW
  • December 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

Warde Aldam is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 18 other homes in Wakefield. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 50 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 19 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • The Britton
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 2JY · Residential care home · 5 beds0.2 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Hamilton Springs
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 2JY · Nursing home · 37 beds0.2 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Laurels Residential Home
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 3QD · Residential care home · 28 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Mellieha
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 2BZ · Residential care home · 15 beds1.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Bennett Court
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 2TF · Nursing home · 39 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Richmond House
    Pontefract, Wakefield · WF9 3DB · Residential care home · 5 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago

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Other homes run by Methodist Homes

69 care homes in total: 6 Outstanding, 54 Good, 9 Requires improvement.

  • Briar Hill House
    Rugeley, Staffordshire · WS15 1BP · Nursing home · 36 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Horfield Lodge
    Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS7 8SU · Nursing home · 75 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Mapplewell Manor
    Barnsley · S75 6BB · Residential care home · 87 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Queens Court
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9DD · Residential care home · 55 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Starr Hills
    Lytham St Annes, Lancashire · FY8 5PQ · Residential care home · 36 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Willersley House
    Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · HU10 6BY · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

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Warde Aldam in brief

Warde Aldam is a 60-bed nursing home in Pontefract, Wakefield, run by Methodist Homes. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Wakefield are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2025. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5. 18 other homes in Wakefield share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Laurels Residential Home (Good), 1.5 km away. It is one of 69 homes run by Methodist Homes. 60 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.

CQC last rated the home in September 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in February 2019, it was rated Good.