Water Royd Nursing Home
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Water Royd Nursing Home, located in Gilroyd, Barnsley, offers comprehensive care services including residential, nursing, dementia, respite, and palliative…
- Care home
- Water Royd Nursing Home
- Location
- Locke Road, Gilroyd, Barnsley, S75 3QH, Barnsley, S75 3QH
- Care types
- Nursing, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 25 January 2019
- Beds
- 62
- CQC location ID
- 1-124000082
Rated 3.7/5 from 14 Google reviews.
What families say
Families praise the staff at Water Royd Nursing Home for being patient, attentive, and caring, with many noting the high staff retention rates as a sign of a well-run home. The home's activities and social events are also commended for keeping residents engaged. However, there are concerns about the home's…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 15 September 2025.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Good — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Good — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated March 2018).
- Improved: Safe (Requires improvement → Good), Well-led (Requires improvement → Good).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 17 September 2026.
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