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Ivy Dene

20-22 Doncaster Road, Knottingley, WF11 8NT · Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber

20 beds · operated by Ivy Cottage (Ackton) Ltd

CQC overall rating
Good2 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but Effective is Requires improvement (2 Nov 2019), and the rating is 6 years old.

Below Good on
EffectiveRequires improvement2 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old
Age of rating
6 years old — published 2 Nov 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 4 of Ivy Cottage (Ackton) Ltd's rated homes are Good or better.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

What it provides

Care home without nursing

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old2 Nov 2019
EffectiveRequires improvementrating 3+ yrs old2 Nov 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old2 Nov 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old2 Nov 2019
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old2 Nov 2019

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 4 other locations

Other active services registered to Ivy Cottage (Ackton) Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Ivy Care Stone LodgeNot yet ratedWakefield
Ivy CottageGood25 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWakefield
Ivy LodgeGood1 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldBarnsley
Ivy MeadGood11 Dec 2020rating 3+ yrs oldBarnsley

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
14 Jan 2011
Beds
20
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-116570463

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.