Whitwood Grange is a residential care home in Castleford in Wakefield, run by Living Ambitions Limited (part of Lifeways Community Care). It has 17 registered beds and supports older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
Its latest CQC rating, published May 2021, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. For comparison, 73% of care homes in Wakefield are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.
CQC rating
Good
Published 15 May 2021
Rated 5 years ago
- SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
- EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
- CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
- ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
- Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
Older rating. Published 15 May 2021, 5 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Wakefield
Whitwood Grange is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 11 other homes in Wakefield.
Of the 88 rated care homes here, 73% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 2 (2%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
- Good 48 (51%)
- Good, with an area to improve 12 (13%)
- Requires improvement 20 (21%)
- Inadequate 4 (4%)
- Not yet rated 7 (7%)
Half of Wakefield's ratings are more than 4.2 years old. How tiers work
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