Whitwood Hall

Whitwood Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5QD

01977667200

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

20 July 2021

Provider

Living Ambitions Limited

Beds

16 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMay 2015
GoodJul 2016
OutstandingMar 2019
Requires ImprovementOct 2021

Rating dropped from Outstanding to Requires Improvement in 2021. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Living Ambitions Limited, which runs 11 care homes in England: 10 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

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 Whitwood Hall

Whitwood Hall is a residential care home based in Wakefield, offering a familiar and homely setting for those who need a little extra support. The team there understands how important it is for residents to feel safe, comfortable, and genuinely cared for, and that commitment runs through everything they do. For families beginning the search for the right care, Whitwood Hall aims to be a place where both residents and their loved ones can feel at ease.

Whitwood Hall accommodates up to 16 people across three separate houses (Saxon, Moore and Lodge), providing support for people with autism, learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours which may challenge others. At the time of inspection, 11 people were living in the home, each house having separate adapted facilities.

The inspection found that people were not being adequately supported to access the local community in line with their assessed needs. Confusion existed about whether agency workers were permitted to support people away from the home, which limited people's choice and control over their daily routines. Staff were not consistently enabled to support people in the least restrictive way possible, and the service's policies and systems did not support this practice.

The provider has since taken action to address these concerns.

Source: CQC inspection report, 16 October 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder 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: 16 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WF10 5QD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

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 16 October 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 20 July 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
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?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Whitwood Hall'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 Whitwood Hall, 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 Whitwood Hall, 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 Whitwood Hall'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