Care home · Wakefield
The Acorns
Illustrative photo, not of The Acorns- Address
- 77 Clifton Avenue, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HB
- Run by
- GT Care (Wakefield) Ltd (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency, Supported living
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- March 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07202411)
- Last CQC check
- 14 Dec 2023
- 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
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-391058602
Introducing The Acorns
The Acorns in Wakefield is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by GT Care (Wakefield) Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2023). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wakefield; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hepworth House, 0.8 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Stanley & Outwood East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Wakefield, 25 of 88 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (28%).
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Acorns 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 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.
Inspection findings in brief
- The service also has a domiciliary care agency (DCA) and supported living registration.
- The service provides support to people with a learning disability.
- Right Support Risks associated with people's care were identified and actions were taken to minimise risk and keep people safe.
- Building and maintenance checks were carried at appropriately.
Inspected 10 November 2023; report published 14 December 2023; supporting 5 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
History with CQC
The Acorns has been registered with CQC since March 2012, about 14 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 14 December 2023.
How its rating has changed
- Jul 2015
- Nov 2017
- Feb 2021
- Dec 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 14 December 2023
- CQC inspection report 12 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 30 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 20 July 2015
- Inspection report 1 May 2014
- Inspection report 6 November 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 23 July 2013 by Wakefield. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Acorns"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Stanley & Outwood East
- Council
- Wakefield Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF3 (12)
Open the full map · Directions · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Stanley Health Centre, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Stanley Local, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Park 380 m (5 min walk)
- Café Ma B's Kitchen, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Stanley Methodist Church, 680 m (8 min walk)
- Library Stanley Library, 370 m (5 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Who runs it
The Acorns is run by Gt Care (wakefield) Ltd (company 07202411), incorporated in 2010, 2 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
GT Care (Wakefield) Ltd runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Wakefield, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe60 of 88 in Wakefield
- Effective73 of 88 in Wakefield
- Caring78 of 88 in Wakefield
- Responsive74 of 88 in Wakefield
- Well-led25 of 88 in Wakefield
From CQC's latest report, published 14 December 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wakefield share it.
Family reviews
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Where The Acorns stands locally
- 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 69% of care home ratings in Wakefield.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 88% of care homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wakefield lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (33% of care homes in Wakefield are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Wakefield, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
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What families ask about The Acorns
- How much does care from The Acorns cost?
- We don't have published prices from The Acorns yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 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 The Acorns score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How many beds does The Acorns have?
- CQC registers The Acorns for 5 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs The Acorns?
- The Acorns is run by GT Care (Wakefield) Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Does The Acorns support people with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- How recent is The Acorns's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 14 December 2023, 2 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is The Acorns?
- It is at 77 Clifton Avenue, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HB.
- Is The Acorns registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-391058602 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in December 2023.
- What kind of care can The Acorns offer?
- CQC lists The Acorns under: residential homes, homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.