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Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road
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- 13 Station Road, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5LA
- Run by
- Aspire In The Community Ltd (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (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
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Voyage
- Registered manager
- Ella Louise Smith
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06898236)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Dec 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Cudworth: Care homes in Cudworth (4) · Care homes for elderly care in Cudworth · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Cudworth
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-129057268
Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road at a glance
Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road is a CQC-registered residential care home in Barnsley, run by Aspire In The Community Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2018). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Cudworth; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
8 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 24 December 2020.
The inspection, summarised
- Aspire in the Community – 13 Station Road is registered to provide care for up to seven younger adults who are living with a learning disability.
- The accommodation is provided in a five-bedroomed house and a two- bedroom bungalow on the same site.
- The service was accessing the government testing scheme which had assisted them to identify an outbreak quickly.
- The service worked with the local authority IPC team and other health professionals in managing the outbreak.
Inspected 18 November 2020; report published 24 December 2020. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What it may cost
We estimate Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road 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.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, Barnsley Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2016
- Oct 2018
- Dec 2020
- Today Rating 8 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 24 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 6 October 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 April 2016
- Inspection report 30 October 2013
- Inspection report 25 October 2012
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Cudworth
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- Integrated care board
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in S71 (11)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Pharmacy Lo's Pharmacy, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Shop One Stop, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Park The Valley Park, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St John the Baptist, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Library Cudworth Library, 1.1 km (14 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.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 46 of the 65 other care homes in Barnsley that CQC has rated.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Sunnywell, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
22 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Cudworth ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a park (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road
Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road is run by Aspire In The Community Ltd (company 06898236), incorporated in 2009, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Aspire In The Community Ltd runs 5 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Barnsley.
It trades under the Voyage brand, which covers 320 services run by 13 registered providers.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe52 of 66 in Barnsley
- Effective59 of 66 in Barnsley
- Caring55 of 66 in Barnsley
- Responsive56 of 66 in Barnsley
- Well-led47 of 66 in Barnsley
CQC key question ratings, published 6 October 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Barnsley share it.
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Frequently asked about Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road
- Is Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- How recent is Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 6 October 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What type of care does Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road provide?
- Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road based?
- It is at 13 Station Road, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5LA.
- Is Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road as a care home, location ID 1-129057268 and was rated Good overall in October 2018.
- What are Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road's fees?
- Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,230 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road 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 sections most worth your time.
- How many beds does Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road have?
- CQC registers Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road for 7 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road?
- Aspire in the Community - 13 Station Road is run by Aspire In The Community Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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