Nursing Homes in Castleford
Castleford has 6 CQC registered nursing homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Castleford at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Castleford, to help you judge the options below.
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council pays, residential care: £853 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475, median £1,316
- Care home beds filled across Wakefield: 84%. The 12 month average is 83%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 80
- People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,000 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 13 changed owner, covering 808 beds.
- Who pays, across Wakefield (estimate): 49% council, 31% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,600 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 12,500 by 2035, up 48%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Breadalbane Residential Home 2 Park Avenue Castleford. Application for a 6 bed care home. Submitted 8 January 2026. Decision pending. (1.3 miles away)
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Choosing the right nursing home in Castleford
Establishing what level of care is needed
A nursing home is registered to provide personal care with a qualified nurse on duty, which is the feature that distinguishes it from a residential home. That matters where someone has wound care, a feeding tube, unstable diabetes or another condition needing clinical oversight. Six homes appear here, all holding nursing registration. Before visiting any of them, get the care needs assessment done, because it establishes whether nursing is genuinely required and that conclusion shapes both the shortlist and the funding route available.
Reading the inspection evidence
Five of these homes are rated Good and one has been told it requires improvement. A rating summarises a long document rather than replacing it, so open the report. It shows which of the regulator's five key questions drove the judgement and how recently inspectors visited, and a Good rating from four years ago rests on older evidence than one from last spring. For a nursing home, check specifically whether anything raised concerned medicines or clinical care, since those findings carry more weight here than they would for a residential placement.
Questions specific to nursing care
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, and what happens when someone calls in sick. Find out how the home works with general practitioners, district nurses and specialist services, and how quickly a deterioration is escalated. Kingfisher View, Castleford Lodge, Fairburn Mews, Wheldale Heights and Fairburn Vale each carry a profile here with registration details and current rating, and comparing three of them directly sharpens what to ask on a visit.
Arranging care and sorting out the funding
The care needs assessment
Funded support follows a care needs assessment, which Wakefield Metropolitan District Council carries out for adults living in this area. It can be requested by the person needing care, by a relative or friend acting on their behalf, or by a professional such as a general practitioner or a hospital discharge team, and it is free whatever the household income. For nursing care the assessment does something further: it records whether the person's needs call for nursing registration, which is worth having documented before any home is approached.
Fees, funded nursing care and continuing healthcare
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment establishes the council's contribution and the person's own. Savings and capital above the national threshold ordinarily mean paying privately, with the weekly fee agreed directly with the home. Nursing fees sit above residential ones because of the qualified staffing they carry. Ask the assessing team about the funded nursing care contribution towards the nursing element of the fee, and about whether an assessment for continuing healthcare funding would be appropriate, since neither is always raised unprompted.
Before a move is agreed
Read the contract on notice periods and fee reviews, and ask what happens if needs change. Ask to see a sample care plan and how the home approaches end of life care.
6 nursing homes in Castleford
- Kingfisher View · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Good
- Lodge · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Good
- Fairburn Mews · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Good
- Manor Park Care Home · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Requires improvement
- Fairburn Vale · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Good
- Wheldale Heights · Castleford, Wakefield · CQC Good
What care costs in Wakefield, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few Wakefield homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316. | £853 | £1,165 to £1,475 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Wakefield homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £853 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few Wakefield homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,399. | Not published separately | £1,199 to £1,581 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Wakefield homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Wheldale Heights, 8 April 2026, Good
- Fairburn Mews, 12 February 2026, Good
- Manor Park Care Home, 18 November 2025, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Kingfisher View, 4 June 2021, Good
- Fairburn Vale, 3 November 2021, Good
- Castleford Lodge, 27 October 2025, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Castleford
How many nursing homes are there in Castleford?
Castleford has 6 CQC registered nursing homes: 5 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Castleford?
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council pays an average of £853 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475 a week. Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few Wakefield homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Castleford were inspected most recently?
Wheldale Heights (8 April 2026), Fairburn Mews (12 February 2026) and Manor Park Care Home (18 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.