SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Millreed Lodge Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 8 other homes in Calderdale.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Millreed Lodge Care Home is a 36-bed nursing home in Todmorden, Calderdale. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people. Most homes in Calderdale are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from February 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. Its previous rating, in March 2020, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Calderdale are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 19 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. That is true of 67% of homes in Calderdale. 8 other homes in Calderdale share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Waterside Lodge Care Home, 1.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
