Residential care home · Wakefield

Whitwood House

82 Lumley Street, Castleford, WF10 5LD

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 months ago

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Whitwood House is a residential care home in Castleford, run by Living Ambitions Limited (part of Lifeways Community Care). It is registered for up to 16 residents and supports older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Good overall in December 2025, and Good in all five key questions. Across Wakefield, 73% of the 88 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good

Published 29 December 2025 Rated 8 months 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?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

Whitwood House is in the Good tier, alongside 47 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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The provider's other homes

Living Ambitions Limited runs 11 care homes registered with CQC: 10 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

Living Ambitions Limited - 32 Ringstead Road
Sutton · SM1 4SJ · Residential care home · 6 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
Living Ambitions Limited - 330 Guildford Road
Woking, Surrey · GU24 9AD · Residential care home · 6 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Living Ambitions Limited - 330a Guildford Road
Woking, Surrey · GU24 9AD · Residential care home · 5 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Living Ambitions Limited - 63a Victoria Avenue
Wallington, Sutton · SM6 7JP · Residential care home · 7 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
Living Ambitions Limited - 89 Grosvenor Avenue
Carshalton, Sutton · SM5 3EN · Residential care home · 5 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
Riverswey
Guildford, Surrey · GU23 6DL · Residential care home · 3 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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