Residential care home · Doncaster

Headingley Park Care Home

Headingley Way, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1SB

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 26 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 7 good, 26 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2023GoodSECRW
  • February 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2020Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Doncaster

Headingley Park Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Doncaster. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 46 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 14 (18%)
  • Inadequate 2 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Headingley Court Care Home
    Doncaster · DN12 1SB · Nursing home · 25 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Broomhouse Mews
    Doncaster · DN12 1EH · Residential care home · 2 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • The Pleasance
    Doncaster · DN12 1PL · Residential care home · 15 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Cedars Care Home
    Doncaster · DN4 9HU · Residential care home · 66 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Crumble Cottage
    Doncaster · DN12 3BH · Residential care home · 2 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Buttercup Lodge
    Doncaster · DN4 9AQ · Residential care home · 2 beds2.2 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Countrywide Healthcare Ltd

3 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Headingley Court Care Home
    Doncaster · DN12 1SB · Nursing home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • The Willows Care Home
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S43 3BW · Nursing home · 42 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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About Headingley Park Care Home

Run by Countrywide Healthcare Ltd, Headingley Park Care Home is a residential care home in Doncaster with 40 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

13 other homes in Doncaster share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 83% of homes in Doncaster also score 5. 2 of Countrywide Healthcare Ltd’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Headingley Court Care Home, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

Its CQC rating, from January 2026, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. That is down from Good in September 2023. 26 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.