Farfield Drive

3A Farfield Drive, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 5HN

01132626025

Care Type

Residential Care

CQC rating published

24 December 2019

Provider

Aspire Community Benefit Society Limited

Beds

5 beds

Rating history

GoodJun 2016
Requires ImprovementDec 2018
GoodDec 2019

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. CQC has rated this home 3 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Aspire Community Benefit Society Limited, which runs 4 care homes in England: 3 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Farfield Drive

Farfield Drive is a residential care home in Leeds providing short break respite support for people with learning disabilities. Details from the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Farfield Drive is a short break respite care service for up to five people with learning disabilities, offering a holiday-style atmosphere in a purpose-built house with five bedrooms, communal areas and separate bathrooms. At the time of inspection, five people were using the service.

The service provides planned and coordinated person-centred support designed to help people live as full a life as possible, with emphasis on control, choice and independence. Staff support residents to achieve meaningful outcomes through an approach that recognizes the individual needs of people with learning disabilities and autism.

Source: CQC inspection report, 24 December 2019

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Farfield Drive, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Farfield Drive, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Farfield Drive's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees