Dementia Care Home

Eden Court Care Home

200 Pellon Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire, HX1 5RD

Nursing homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
72/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff75 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds100
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities
  • Last inspected2021-07-17

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth75
  • Compassion & dignity75
  • Cleanliness75
  • Activities & engagement65
  • Food quality65
  • Healthcare75
  • Management & leadership52
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2021-07-17

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the February 2025 inspection. This is a marked improvement given the home previously held an Inadequate overall rating. The published report does not include specific observations about medicines management, falls prevention, infection control, or staffing numbers in the Safe section. The home is registered to provide nursing care and personal care for up to 100 people with a range of complex needs.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the February 2025 inspection. This domain covers training, care planning, healthcare access, and nutrition. The published inspection text does not include specific detail about dementia training content, GP access arrangements, how care plans are written, or how food quality is monitored. The home lists dementia as a specialism alongside mental health conditions and physical disabilities.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the February 2025 inspection. This domain covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, and how well staff know the individuals they support. The published inspection report does not include specific observations about how staff spoke to residents, whether preferred names were used, or how staff responded when residents were distressed. No quotes from residents or relatives were available in the published text.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the February 2025 inspection. This domain covers activities, individual engagement, response to complaints, and end-of-life planning. The published inspection text does not include specific detail about the activities programme, how residents with advanced dementia are engaged individually, or how the home handles complaints. The home supports people with dementia, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities, meaning the range of individual need is significant.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    The Well-led domain was rated Requires Improvement at the February 2025 inspection, making it the only domain below Good. This means inspectors identified specific concerns about leadership, governance, or oversight that had not been resolved at the time of the assessment. The home is operated by Radiance Care Ltd, with Miss Sadie Suthern as registered manager and Mrs Helen Fowler as nominated individual. The published inspection text does not detail what specific governance failures or leadership concerns were identified.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home specialises in dementia care, mental health support, and caring for people with physical disabilities. They're set up to support adults across different age groups, including those under 65 who need specialist care. For those living with dementia, Eden Court offers specialist support tailored to individual needs. Their team understands the challenges dementia brings and works to maintain each person's abilities and comfort. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

72/ 100

DCC Family Score

Eden Court Care Home scores 72 out of 100. The four care delivery domains were all rated Good at the most recent inspection in February 2025, which is a meaningful improvement from a previous Inadequate rating, but leadership and governance remain under scrutiny with a Requires Improvement rating for Well-led, which keeps the overall score from rising higher.

Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Eden Court Care Home on Pellon Lane in Halifax was most recently assessed in February 2025, with the report published in May 2025. Four of the five inspection domains (Safe, Effective, Caring, and Responsive) were each rated Good, which represents a genuine improvement from a previous Inadequate overall rating. The home is registered with Radiance Care Ltd, has a named registered manager, and cares for up to 100 people across a wide range of needs including dementia, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities. The main uncertainty here is the Requires Improvement rating for Well-led, which means inspectors identified unresolved concerns about leadership, governance, or accountability at the time of the inspection. A home moving up from Inadequate is one that has been through serious difficulty, and the leadership rating tells you that the recovery is still incomplete. The published inspection report contains very limited detail on what inspectors actually observed or heard from residents and families, which means almost everything beyond the domain ratings needs to be checked directly. On a visit, ask to meet the registered manager in person, ask how many permanent staff worked last week compared to agency cover, and ask what specific changes were made after the previous Inadequate rating and how the home knows those changes are holding.

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In Their Own Words

How Eden Court Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Eden Court Care Home says about itself

Specialist care for complex needs in Halifax

Nursing home in Halifax: True Peace of Mind

Eden Court Care Home in Halifax provides specialist support for people with complex care needs. The home welcomes adults of all ages who need help with dementia, mental health conditions, or physical disabilities. Their team has experience supporting both younger adults and those over 65.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home specialises in dementia care, mental health support, and caring for people with physical disabilities. They're set up to support adults across different age groups, including those under 65 who need specialist care.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For those living with dementia, Eden Court offers specialist support tailored to individual needs. Their team understands the challenges dementia brings and works to maintain each person's abilities and comfort.

    “If you're looking for specialist care in Halifax, it's worth arranging a visit to see if Eden Court could be the right fit.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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