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Alpha House - Huddersfield
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- 122 Halifax Old Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2RW
- Run by
- Valeo Limited (9 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- CareTech Community Services
- Registered manager
- Amanda Oneill
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04099715)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Jul 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-128071587
Introducing Alpha House - Huddersfield
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Alpha House - Huddersfield is based in Huddersfield, run by Valeo Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (July 2019). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 33 CQC-registered care homes in and around Huddersfield; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 25 July 2019.
Past CQC ratings
- May 2016
- Dec 2018
- Jul 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 25 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 5 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 May 2016
- Inspection report 7 November 2013
- Inspection report 29 October 2012
Location and local area
- Ward
- Greenhead
- Council
- Kirklees Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- NHS planning area
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in HD2 (13)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 120 m (2 min walk) · 46 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Huddersfield, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- GP surgery 660 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Croft Pharmacy, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Awami Superstore, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park Norman Park, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Café La Jawab Cafe, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Markazi Jamia Masjid Riza Islamic Centre, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library 210 m (3 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The company behind Alpha House - Huddersfield
Alpha House - Huddersfield is run by Valeo Limited (company 04099715), incorporated in 2000, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and other residential care.
Valeo Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 7 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (78%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
5 of its services are in Kirklees.
It trades under the CareTech Community Services brand, which covers 147 services run by 31 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate Alpha House - Huddersfield at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Kirklees Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Abbey Care Village, under 0.5 miles away.
20 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Greenhead ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (8 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe27 of 122 in Kirklees
- Effective15 of 122 in Kirklees
- Caring107 of 122 in Kirklees
- Responsive19 of 122 in Kirklees
- Well-led30 of 122 in Kirklees
From CQC's latest report, published 25 July 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kirklees share it.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.
Across Kirklees, 27 of 122 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (22%), while 15 of 122 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (12%), while 19 of 122 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (16%), while 30 of 122 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (25%).
The Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Medicine management had not always followed best practice and audits had not identified areas which required improving.
- Day staff had been trained to administer medicines and had their competency assessed.
- Night staff had not been trained and although this had not presented an issue, it had been highlighted as a requirement but not yet actioned.
- Some improvements were required in how the service assessed and managed risk, as some risks were managed well, but others had not been identified to ensure the necessary risk reduction measures were in place.
Inspected 13 June 2019; report published 25 July 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
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How Alpha House - Huddersfield compares
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Kirklees, 79% of the 122 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2019) is more recent than 25% of care home ratings in Kirklees.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 96% of care homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 83% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kirklees lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (23% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Effective (12% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Responsive (16% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Well-led (25% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Kirklees; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Alpha House - Huddersfield
- What services is Alpha House - Huddersfield registered for?
- Registration for Alpha House - Huddersfield covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Alpha House - Huddersfield registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-128071587 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2019.
- Where is Alpha House - Huddersfield based?
- It is at 122 Halifax Old Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2RW.
- How recent is Alpha House - Huddersfield's CQC rating?
- 25 July 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Alpha House - Huddersfield care for someone with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- Who is the registered provider for Alpha House - Huddersfield?
- Valeo Limited is the registered provider for Alpha House - Huddersfield.
- How many residents can Alpha House - Huddersfield take?
- CQC registers Alpha House - Huddersfield for 4 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How did Alpha House - Huddersfield score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Alpha House - Huddersfield: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Alpha House - Huddersfield's fees?
- Alpha House - Huddersfield hasn't shared a price list with 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.
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