Valley Park Care Home

Park Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0HQ

01226751745

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

16 October 2024

Provider

Your Care Provider Ltd

Beds

56 beds

About Valley Park Care Home

Valley Park Care Home is a residential care home in Barnsley, providing personal care for older people and those living with dementia. The CQC's most recent findings on the service are set out below.

Valley Park Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care for up to 52 people, including older people and those living with dementia. At the time of the assessment, 49 people were living there. The CQC previously rated the home requires improvement, but found it had made significant progress and now rates it good overall.

Inspectors found people felt safe and well cared for, with staff described as kind, attentive and responsive to buzzers. Relatives said they had no worries about the care provided, praising friendly staff and regular activities such as weekly singing sessions. The service was found to be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

Source: CQC assessment, 18 December 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 56 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · S73 0HQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 18 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 16 October 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 18 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Valley Park Care Home is a residential care home that can accommodate up to 52 people. At the time of the assessment there were 49 people living at the service. Valley Park specialises in the care of older people, including people living with dementia. We rated this service under our previous methodology in May 2019, where it was inspected and rated requires improvement. We carried out this assessment in November 2024. We looked at all quality statements in safe and well led, and an additional 2: independence choice and control and Equity in experiences and outcomes. We found the service had made improvement and is rated good.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Valley Park Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Valley Park Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Valley Park Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Valley Park Care Home'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