The Oakes Care Centre
The Oakes Care Centre is a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees (HD3 4YA). It holds a CQC rating of Good.
About The Oakes Care Centre
The Oakes Care Centre is a residential care home in Huddersfield, supporting older people and younger adults across Kirklees, including many people living with dementia. Our ambition here is plain: we want the ordinary days to be good ones. Food cooked in our own kitchen that people look forward to. Personal care given calmly and in private. Medication managed properly. Warm rooms that look like they belong to the person in them. Somebody awake at night. Enough going on in the house that there is a reason to come downstairs, and no pressure on anybody who would rather not. People keep their own habits wherever we can arrange it. A home that insists everybody rises at the same hour and bathes to a schedule has stopped being a home and become a timetable with beds in it. Dementia care is most of what we do and we have clear views about it. Correcting somebody about the year, or about where a long dead spouse has got to, helps nobody. Familiar staff, a calm and unhurried house, and knowing enough of a person's life to find the thread of a conversation help enormously. Relatives are our best source of that history and we ask for it early rather than as a form filling exercise. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We take it as a starting point. Come and see us at a busy time and ask the residents what they think.
Care provided at The Oakes Care Centre
- Older person care
- Dementia care
- Younger adults care
- Registered for up to 60 residents
- Last CQC inspection: 12 January 2023
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
Common questions about The Oakes Care Centre
Where is The Oakes Care Centre located?
The Oakes Care Centre is a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees, HD3 4YA. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.
What type of care does The Oakes Care Centre provide?
The Oakes Care Centre is registered to provide residential personal care, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
What is The Oakes Care Centre's CQC rating?
The Oakes Care Centre is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 12 January 2023. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.
Does The Oakes Care Centre provide dementia care?
Yes. The Oakes Care Centre supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the home directly to discuss your individual situation.
How many beds does The Oakes Care Centre have?
The Oakes Care Centre is registered for up to 60 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.
Questions families ask about The Oakes Care Centre
Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?
Yes. The Oakes Care Centre is registered for dementia care, so someone whose needs increase can usually stay rather than move.
Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?
No. The Oakes Care Centre is a residential care home without on-site nursing. District nurses and GPs visit, but someone who needs daily nursing may have to move to a nursing home.
Can they try a short stay before deciding?
Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.
Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?
Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.
Can she bring her cat or dog?
Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.
Can a couple stay together?
Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.
Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?
Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.
Do they take younger adults as well as older people?
Yes. Yes. The Oakes Care Centre supports younger adults as well as older people.
Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?
Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.
Typical weekly fees in the Yorkshire & Humberside
The Oakes Care Centre has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the Yorkshire & Humberside, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Residential care: £800 to £1,050 per week per person, typical range
- Dementia care: £900 to £1,150 per week per person, typical range
Indicative figures for the Yorkshire & Humberside, not a quote from The Oakes Care Centre. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at The Oakes Care Centre
Dementia Care at The Oakes Care Centre
Fifty eight of the 86 homes in Kirklees are rated Good or Outstanding, 67 per cent of them. Dementia care is most of what this home does, by its own account, and it sets out clear views about it. Correcting somebody about the year, or about where a long dead spouse has got to, helps nobody, it says. Familiar staff, a calm and unhurried house, and knowing enough of a person's life to find the thread of a conversation are what it offers instead. Relatives are described as its best source of that history, asked for early rather than as a form filling exercise. Ask how distress is handled, whether any area is secured, and what happens as dementia advances.
Residential Care at The Oakes Care Centre
An inspection on 12 January 2023 produced a rating of good, though the current registration dates only from 11 May 2026. That judgement may therefore belong to a previous provider and should not be credited to this one. Residential care means daily living support without nursing, with the GP and community nurses attending when clinical care is needed. Fees across Yorkshire and Humberside commonly run from £800 to £1050 a week, while Kirklees usually pays about £650 to £800. Sixty places put The Oakes above 73 of the 86 homes locally, where the average is 37. Ask what the 2023 report found and who would cover any shortfall on a funded placement.
Older Person Care at The Oakes Care Centre
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary is 0.4 miles from the home in a straight line, unusually close for a care home. Registered for older person care, The Oakes says it wants the ordinary days to be good ones. Food cooked in its own kitchen, personal care given calmly and in private, and medication managed properly are how it describes the work. Somebody awake at night is promised, with enough going on in the house to give a reason to come downstairs. Ask how many of those night staff there are across 60 places. Ask whether people really do keep their own habits about rising and bathing.
Younger Adults at The Oakes Care Centre
Lindley Group Practice is 0.3 miles from the home and a pharmacy 0.4. Younger adults are on this home's registration, though in 60 places most residents will be older. Someone under 65 usually wants different hours, company and activity from the rest of the house. Ask who of that age lives there and what fills their week.
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