Care home · Mirfield
Willow Court
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- Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
- Run by
- Hollybank Trust (8 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 19 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- David Richard Blondin
- Last CQC check
- 14 Dec 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-111193987
About this home
Willow Court in Mirfield is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Hollybank Trust. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (December 2021). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Mirfield; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Willow Court, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Kirklees, 28 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (23%), while 15 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (12%), while 9 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (7%), while 19 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (15%), while 30 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).
The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Willow Court over the years
Willow Court has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 14 December 2021.
Likely fees
We estimate Willow Court at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
With savings below £23,250, Kirklees Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe28 of 123 in Kirklees
- Effective15 of 123 in Kirklees
- Caring9 of 123 in Kirklees
- Responsive19 of 123 in Kirklees
- Well-led30 of 123 in Kirklees
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 14 December 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kirklees share it.
Ratings over time
- Dec 2016
- Aug 2019
- Dec 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 14 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 28 August 2019
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2016
- Inspection report 7 March 2015
- Inspection report 17 May 2013
- Inspection report 9 October 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 18 September 2025 by Kirklees. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Willow Court"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Liversedge & Gomersal
- Council
- Kirklees Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Spen Valley
- 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 WF14 (9)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Shop Bee Gee Late Shop, 790 m (10 min walk)
- Park Roberttown Community Orchard, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Café 310 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints Church, 810 m (10 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Around Mirfield
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 The Beeches, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Liversedge & Gomersal 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 shop (10 min), a park (8 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who runs it
Hollybank Trust runs 8 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 6 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Kirklees.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The service was not able to demonstrate how they were meeting some of the underpinning principles of Right support, right care, right culture.
- Although people's care and support was provided in a safe, clean, well equipped, well-furnished and well- maintained environment which met people's sensory and physical needs, the service was situated on a site which was separate to the local residential area so did not integrate well within the community.
- People were not kept safe from avoidable harm because unexplained injuries such as bruising and scratches were not routinely followed up and investigated to establish potential causes.
- The care provided was personalised despite shortfalls in the assessment and care review process.
Inspected 28 September 2021; report published 14 December 2021; supporting 19 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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Willow Court in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Kirklees, 79% of the 123 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2021) is more recent than 41% of care home ratings in Kirklees.
- With 19 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 77% 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: Safe (24% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Effective (12% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Caring (7% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here); Responsive (15% 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.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Mirfield with recent ratings
- Fieldhead ParkDec 2025
- Holly CourtJun 2026
Quick answers about Willow Court
- How many beds does Willow Court have?
- CQC registers Willow Court for 19 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs Willow Court?
- CQC lists Hollybank Trust as the provider responsible for Willow Court.
- How much does care from Willow Court cost?
- Willow Court's prices aren't on our site yet. 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.
- How is Willow Court rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What kind of care can Willow Court offer?
- Registration for Willow Court covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Willow Court?
- It is at Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ.
- Is Willow Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-111193987 and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2021.
- Is Willow Court registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was Willow Court last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 14 December 2021, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
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