Care home · Pontefract
Willow Park Care Home
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- Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HB
- Run by
- Bondcare (Darrington) Limited (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 64 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2019 (6 years)
- Part of
- Bondcare
- Registered manager
- Victoria Louise Darlow
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11939669)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Nov 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,720 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-7527933479
About Willow Park Care Home
Willow Park Care Home in Pontefract is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Bondcare (Darrington) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2022). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Pontefract; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
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-led57 of 88 in Wakefield
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 November 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wakefield share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Willow Park Care Home 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.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Wakefield Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The registered provider
Willow Park Care Home is run by Bondcare (darrington) Limited (company 11939669), incorporated in 2019.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Bondcare (Darrington) Limited runs 5 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 5 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Bondcare brand, which covers 54 services run by 21 registered providers.
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 Aegis Residential Care, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
8 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have 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 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (1 min), a park (6 min), a café (7 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
Track record
CQC registration dates from November 2019, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People and relatives spoke positively about the care received from the staff team and the manager.
- People were protected from the risk of abuse by staff who were trained and knowledgeable about safeguarding.
- People's risks were appropriately assessed, and the provider sought advice from relevant professionals where appropriate.
- Sufficient numbers of staff were available to meet people's needs.
Inspected 18 October 2022; report published 9 November 2022; supporting 64 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Reading Willow Park Care Home's CQC ratings
Willow Park Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 56 of the 87 other care homes in Wakefield that CQC has rated.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2015
- Feb 2018
- Nov 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 9 November 2022
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 29 January 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 "Willow Park Health Care"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- 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
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF8 (10)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 10 m (1 min walk) · 27 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Pontefract Baghill, 530 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Friarwood Surgery, 840 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Chequerfield Pharmacy, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park 440 m (6 min walk)
- Café Busy Bees Cafe, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Library Valley Gardens Pop Up Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
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Where Willow Park Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Wakefield, 74% of the 88 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2022) is more recent than 45% of care home ratings in Wakefield.
- With 64 beds it is larger than 85% of care homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 34% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wakefield lists 4.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Wakefield; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Willow Park Care Home: common questions
- What are Willow Park Care Home's fees?
- No fee list from Willow Park Care Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,230 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Willow Park Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is Willow Park Care Home?
- Willow Park Care Home is registered for up to 64 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Willow Park Care Home?
- The registered provider is Bondcare (Darrington) Limited, according to CQC.
- Does Willow Park Care Home support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate Willow Park Care Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 9 November 2022, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Where is Willow Park Care Home based?
- It is at Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HB.
- Is Willow Park Care Home registered with CQC?
- Willow Park Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-7527933479) and was rated Good overall in November 2022.
- What kind of care can Willow Park Care Home offer?
- Registration for Willow Park Care Home covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.