Hillcrest
Residential care home in Pontefract, registered for 20 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Effective | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Caring | Requires improvement |
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 20
- Address
- 35 Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3ND
- Registered provider
- Hillcrest & Lyndale Care & Support Services Limited
- Registered manager
- Spencer-Fryer, Martin
- Registered since
- 2011-04-11
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 20 beds it is smaller than 49% of the 78 residential care homes in Wakefield.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
e1-204480395- Regulator location ID
1-204480395- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2023-12-02
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Mental Health
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health conditions
The operator’s wider record
Hillcrest & Lyndale Care & Support Services Limited runs 4 services in the UK with 44 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 good
- 3 need improvement
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