Walmer Lodge Residential Home

6 Walmer Villas, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 7ET

01274499338

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

2 June 2023

Provider

Walmer Lodge LLP

Beds

12 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementNov 2019
Requires ImprovementJul 2023

Rated Requires Improvement at every inspection since 2019.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Walmer Lodge LLP runs in England.

Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Walmer Lodge Residential Home

Walmer Lodge Residential Home brings a sense of warmth and familiarity to care in Bradford, offering residents a place where they can feel genuinely at home. The team here understands how important it is for families to feel confident and reassured when choosing the right care, and that commitment to building trust runs through everything they do. Bradford itself is a vibrant, welcoming city, and Walmer Lodge reflects that same spirit of community in the care it provides.

Walmer Lodge is a residential care home providing personal care for up to 12 people with mental health needs, as well as people with a learning disability and/or autism. At the time of the inspection, there were 9 people using the service.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 July 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 12 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BD8 7ET

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 6 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 2 June 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 27 November 2019: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
ResponsivePublished 27 November 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Walmer Lodge Residential Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Walmer Lodge Residential Home, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Walmer Lodge Residential Home, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Walmer Lodge Residential Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees