England

Victoria HouseWakefield

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Rated:GoodNursing

Victoria House

2 Nostell Lane, Ryhill, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 2DB

01226727179

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

23 February 2023

Provider

Care Homes UK Ltd

Beds

30 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 26 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 2 are rated higher by CQC, 16 are the same and 8 are lower.

13 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJul 2015
GoodApr 2016
Requires ImprovementApr 2018
Requires ImprovementJun 2019
GoodFeb 2021
Requires ImprovementJul 2021
GoodMar 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Care Homes UK Ltd, which runs 5 care homes in England: 2 rated Good and 3 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.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
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 Victoria House

Victoria House is a nursing home in Wakefield, providing care for older people, including some living with dementia. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Victoria House provides personal and nursing care to 30 older people, some living with dementia. At inspection, 27 people were using the service. The home offers choice of meals which people told inspectors they enjoyed.

However, several areas required improvement. The physical environment needed refurbishment, with inadequate signage to help people with dementia navigate the home. Some rooms lacked personalisation and some residents shared rooms.

Although the provider had improvement plans in place, staff training aligned with Care Certificate standards had not been embedded into practice as previously recommended.

Source: CQC inspection report, 7 March 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WF4 2DB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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.

Rating report published 7 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 23 February 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 8 June 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 8 June 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Victoria House'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 Victoria House, 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 Victoria House, 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 Victoria House'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