Whitwood House
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Whitwood House is a care home providing personal care for up to 16 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The service offers a personalized…
- Care home
- Whitwood House
- Location
- 82 Lumley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5LD, Castleford, WF10 5LD
- Care types
- Residential
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 12 April 2022
- Beds
- 16
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- (01977) 668002
- CQC location ID
- 1-469893364
Rated 3.3/5 from 11 Google reviews.
What families say
Families have raised concerns about the care and support provided at Whitwood House, citing issues with staff turnover and the potential neglect of residents. Some have also expressed frustration with the management and administration of the care home, including poor communication and unaddressed complaints.…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 21 October 2025.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Requires improvement — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Requires improvement — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Inadequate to Good (previously rated July 2021).
- Improved: Safe (Inadequate → Requires improvement), Effective (Inadequate → Requires improvement), Well-led (Inadequate → Requires improvement).
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Effective — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 8 September 2026.
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