Residential care home · Wakefield

Inwood House

142 Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 5 August 2022 Rated 4 years 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • June 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

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 Wakefield

Inwood House is in the Good tier ?, with 49 other homes in Wakefield. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 50 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 19 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (8%)

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About Inwood House

Inwood House is one of 96 care homes in Wakefield: a 55-bed residential care home in Wakefield, run by ACG Operations LTD. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. That is larger than most homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22 beds.

Across Wakefield, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2025. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In August 2022, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in December 2021.