Nursing Homes in Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 1 is rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Cleckheaton at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Cleckheaton, to help you judge the options below.
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council pays, residential care: £878 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475, median £1,316
- Care home beds filled across Kirklees: 84%. The 12 month average is 84%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 74
- People aged 75 and over: 40,800. Rising to 46,800 by 2035, up 15%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed. 15 changed owner, covering 803 beds.
- Who pays, across Kirklees (estimate): 42% council, 29% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,300. Rising to 6,500 by 2035, up 23%
- People aged 85 and over: 10,300. Rising to 15,200 by 2035, up 47%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Land To Rear Of, Former Gomersal First School, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton. Application for a 84 bed care home. Submitted 13 October 2026. Decision not yet recorded. (2.8 miles away)
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What nursing care in Cleckheaton involves and what to look for
Registered nurses on duty around the clock are what these four homes are registered to provide, and that is the reason most families move someone into one. Wound care, tube feeding, catheter management and palliative nursing are handled on site rather than by district nurses calling in. Ask how many qualified nurses are rostered on each shift and who carries clinical responsibility overnight and at weekends.
Where the grades sit
Birch Park Care Home holds an Outstanding rating, the highest the regulator awards and an uncommon one. Hartshead Manor is rated Good. Holme House Care Home and Kenmore currently hold ratings of Requires Improvement, which reflects one inspection on one set of dates rather than a reason to rule either out.
Questions a visit should answer
Ask about turnover among the nursing team, because unstable staffing often sits behind weaker inspection findings. Where a home sits below Good, ask what has changed since, ask to see any action plan and ask when reinspection is expected. Request the fee schedule in writing, including whatever would move a resident into a higher band, and call in near a mealtime to see how residents needing help to eat are actually supported.
Getting an assessment and arranging the funding
A care needs assessment establishes whether nursing rather than residential care is required and comes before any contract. It is free, open to anyone who asks, and a relative may request it with the person's consent. Kirklees Metropolitan Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it, and where a hospital stay is involved the discharge team usually begins the process.
How the means test is applied
Savings, income and, in a permanent placement, usually the value of a property are measured against the national capital thresholds. Capital above the upper threshold means fees are met privately. Below the lower threshold only income is counted, with a weekly personal allowance protected, and a deferred payment arrangement can postpone a sale.
The NHS contributions worth claiming
Neither NHS route depends on means. NHS funded nursing care pays a fixed weekly amount towards the nursing element for every nursing home resident, and NHS continuing healthcare can fund an entire placement where the need is primarily clinical. Both sit outside the council means test, so raise them at the outset rather than assuming the answer is no.
4 nursing homes in Cleckheaton
- Hartshead Manor · Cleckheaton, Kirklees · CQC Good
- Holme House Care Home · Cleckheaton, Kirklees · CQC Requires improvement
- Birch Park Care Home · Cleckheaton, Kirklees · CQC Outstanding
- Kenmore · Cleckheaton, Kirklees · CQC Requires improvement
What care costs in Kirklees, 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 Kirklees homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316. | £878 | £1,165 to £1,475 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Kirklees homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £1,280 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few Kirklees 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 Kirklees 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
- Holme House Care Home, 12 May 2026, Requires improvement
- Birch Park Care Home, 18 June 2025, Outstanding
- Kenmore, 15 March 2023, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Hartshead Manor, 14 November 2019, Good
- Kenmore, 15 March 2023, Requires improvement
- Birch Park Care Home, 18 June 2025, Outstanding
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Cleckheaton
How many nursing homes are there in Cleckheaton?
Cleckheaton has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 1 Good, 2 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 Cleckheaton?
Kirklees Metropolitan Council pays an average of £878 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 Kirklees 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 Cleckheaton were inspected most recently?
Holme House Care Home (12 May 2026), Birch Park Care Home (18 June 2025) and Kenmore (15 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.