Care home · Pontefract
Stella House Residential Care Home
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- Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2SS
- Run by
- Mr & Mrs J Fieldhouse (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (partnership)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 40 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Bianca Nicoleta Mata-Apostica
- Last CQC check
- 18 Mar 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-109753586
About this home
Stella House Residential Care Home in Pontefract is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Mr & Mrs J Fieldhouse. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2026). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Pontefract; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Percentage scores by area
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Stella House Residential Care Home scores 56%.
Safe 59%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation1 · Significant shortfalls
Effective 0%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 31 December 2025, published 18 March 2026 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Ratings over time
- Jun 2015
- Feb 2017
- Jun 2017
- Oct 2017
- Oct 2018
- Mar 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 30 October 2018
- CQC inspection report 11 October 2017
- CQC inspection report 21 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 3 February 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 June 2015
- Inspection report 14 June 2014
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 October 2026 by Wakefield. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Stella House Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Pontefract North
- Council
- Wakefield Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF8 (10)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Pontefract Monkhill, 730 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery GP Care Wakefield, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Nevison Pharmacy, 670 m (8 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Park St John's Priory, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Café Baden's Butties, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Library Pontefract Library, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Who runs it
Mr & Mrs J Fieldhouse runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Wakefield, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe59% score22 of 88 in Wakefield
- Effective0% score73 of 88 in Wakefield
- Caring75% score78 of 88 in Wakefield
- Responsive75% score74 of 88 in Wakefield
- Well-led71% score57 of 88 in Wakefield
Source: CQC, published 18 March 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wakefield share it.
Track record
Stella House Residential Care Home has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 30 October 2018.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Stella House Residential Care Home, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Wakefield, 22 of 88 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (25%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Effective at 0%, averaging 56% overall.
If you are considering it, read the Safe section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Costs to expect
We estimate Stella House Residential Care Home 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wakefield Council for a free care needs assessment.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
What inspectors found
- Dates of assessment: 8 January 2026 to 31 January 2026.
- Stella House is a 40 bedded residential care home, supporting older people, including people living with dementia.
- This was a planned assessment based on our previous rating.
- They said staff were compassionate and kind and supported people with respect and warmth.
Inspected 9 October 2018; report published 30 October 2018; supporting 35 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Millfields Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 23 nearest rated care homes has 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 50% 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 (8 min), a shop (6 min), a park (6 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Quick answers about Stella House Residential Care Home
- What kind of care can Stella House Residential Care Home offer?
- CQC lists Stella House Residential Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Stella House Residential Care Home registered with CQC?
- Stella House Residential Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-109753586) and was rated Good overall in March 2026.
- Where is Stella House Residential Care Home?
- It is at Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2SS.
- When was Stella House Residential Care Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 18 March 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Stella House Residential Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Who runs Stella House Residential Care Home?
- Stella House Residential Care Home is run by Mr & Mrs J Fieldhouse, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How big is Stella House Residential Care Home?
- CQC registers Stella House Residential Care Home for 40 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is Stella House Residential Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Stella House Residential Care Home cost?
- Stella House Residential Care Home 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). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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