Care home · Pontefract
Aegis Residential Care
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- Trees Residential Care Home, 6 Weavers Road, Pontefract, WF8 1QR
- Run by
- Aegis Care Solutions Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 22 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Joanne Henderson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (9 years), accounts overdue (Companies House 10499073)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Dec 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-13445930699
Introducing Aegis Residential Care
Aegis Residential Care is a CQC-registered residential care home in Pontefract, run by Aegis Care Solutions Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (December 2023). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Pontefract; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
Registered in September 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Aegis Residential Care at £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wakefield Council for a free care needs assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2016
- May 2018
- Feb 2022
- Dec 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 23 December 2023
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 15 September 2025 by Wakefield. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Aegis Residential Care"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Pontefract North
- Council
- Wakefield Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF8 (10)
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Close by
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 44 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Pontefract Baghill, 150 m (2 min walk)
- GP surgery GP Care Wakefield, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cohens Chemist, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Ponte Mini Market, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Park Harewood Park, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Café The Kitchen, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Micklegate Methodist Church, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Library Pontefract Library, 590 m (7 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Aegis Residential Care: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 56 of the 87 other care homes in Wakefield that CQC has rated.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Willow Park Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
4 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Pontefract North ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe60 of 88 in Wakefield
- Effective73 of 88 in Wakefield
- Caring78 of 88 in Wakefield
- Responsive74 of 88 in Wakefield
- Well-led57 of 88 in Wakefield
From CQC's latest report, published 23 December 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wakefield share it.
Ownership and company checks
Aegis Residential Care is run by Aegis Care Solutions Limited (company 10499073), incorporated in 2016, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are overdue, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Aegis Care Solutions Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
Inspection findings in brief
- The building was clean and tidy and regular maintenance checks were carried out.
- There were enough suitably trained staff to support people.
- People told us they felt safe and staff were kind and caring.
- People's medication was administered safely but some PRN (as and when medication) protocols were not in place.
Inspected 20 November 2023; report published 23 December 2023; supporting 22 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Aegis Residential Care yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
How Aegis Residential Care compares
- Rated Good. Across Wakefield, 74% of the 88 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2023) is more recent than 72% of care home ratings in Wakefield.
- With 22 beds it is larger than 49% of care homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 25% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wakefield lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Wakefield (Oct 2026).
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Aegis Residential Care questions answered
- Can Aegis Residential Care care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Aegis Residential Care?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 23 December 2023, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What is Aegis Residential Care's address?
- It is at Trees Residential Care Home, 6 Weavers Road, Pontefract, WF8 1QR.
- Is Aegis Residential Care registered with CQC?
- Yes. Aegis Residential Care is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-13445930699) and was rated Good overall in December 2023.
- What services is Aegis Residential Care registered for?
- Aegis Residential Care is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How much does care from Aegis Residential Care cost?
- No fee list from Aegis Residential Care has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,230 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Aegis Residential Care score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How big is Aegis Residential Care?
- Aegis Residential Care is registered for up to 22 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Aegis Residential Care?
- The registered provider is Aegis Care Solutions Ltd, according to CQC.
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