Care home · Dewsbury

Fieldhead Court

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 15 April 2023 Rating 3 years old
Older people painting together at an activity session Illustrative photo, not of Fieldhead Court
Address
Rectory Park, Church Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 0JZ
Run by
Roche Healthcare Limited (3 services)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
45 (registered with CQC)
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Kathryn Tanner
Company check
Active, trading since 1994 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02992723)
Last CQC check
15 Apr 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,400–£1,720 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-119643265

The service in brief

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Fieldhead Court is based in Dewsbury, run by Roche Healthcare Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2023). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Dewsbury; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who the service is registered for

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood94 of 123 in Kirklees
  • EffectiveGood107 of 123 in Kirklees
  • CaringGood108 of 123 in Kirklees
  • ResponsiveGood98 of 123 in Kirklees
  • Well-ledRequires improvement30 of 123 in Kirklees

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 15 April 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kirklees share it.

Reading Fieldhead Court's CQC ratings

For Fieldhead Court, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Kirklees, 30 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).

If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Fieldhead Court over the years

Fieldhead Court has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 April 2023.

The registered provider

Fieldhead Court is run by Roche Healthcare Limited (company 02992723), incorporated in 1994, 16 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities and other residential care.

Roche Healthcare Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

All 3 are in Kirklees, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Around Dewsbury

There are 22 other care homes within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is St Anne's Community Services - Lees Hall Road, 0.9 miles away.

10 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Dewsbury South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (6 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Earlier inspections

  1. Feb 2016 Good
  2. Apr 2018 Requires improvement
  3. May 2019 Requires improvement
  4. Apr 2023 Good
  5. Today Rating 3 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC documents

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 November 2025 by Kirklees. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Fieldhead Court Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Dewsbury South
Parliamentary constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in WF12 (6)

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Nearby

  • Bus stop 120 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
  • Pharmacy Thornhill Pharmacy, 480 m (6 min walk)
  • Shop The Co-operative Food, 490 m (6 min walk)
  • Park Thornhill Rectory Park, 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Michael & All Angels, 130 m (2 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

Likely fees

We estimate Fieldhead Court at £1,400–£1,720 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.

For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.

With savings below £23,250, Kirklees Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • Staff had received regular training in safeguarding and were aware of their safeguarding responsibilities.
  • People told us staff responded to requests for support.
  • Medicines were stored and administered safely, and people raised no concerns about their medicines.
  • Staff had good knowledge of how to respond to accidents and incidents.

Inspected 9 March 2023; report published 15 April 2023; supporting 45 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

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Fieldhead Court against its area

  • Rated Good. Across Kirklees, 79% of the 123 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (April 2023) is more recent than 56% of care home ratings in Kirklees.
  • With 45 beds it is larger than 78% of care homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 66% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kirklees lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: 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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Fieldhead Court questions answered

What is Fieldhead Court's address?
It is at Rectory Park, Church Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 0JZ.
Is Fieldhead Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-119643265 and was rated Good overall in April 2023.
What type of care does Fieldhead Court provide?
Fieldhead Court is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Is Fieldhead Court registered for dementia care?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
When was Fieldhead Court last inspected?
15 April 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
How big is Fieldhead Court?
CQC registers Fieldhead Court for 45 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
Which provider runs Fieldhead Court?
Roche Healthcare Limited is the registered provider for Fieldhead Court.
What are Fieldhead Court's fees?
No fee list from Fieldhead Court has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
Is Fieldhead Court rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Fieldhead Court: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.

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