Nursing home · Wakefield

West Ridings Care Home

Off Lingwell Gate Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3JX

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated this month

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 22 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • 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?68%Good
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    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • 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
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2022GoodSECRW
  • July 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2021Requires improvementSECRW
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  • October 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2019InadequateSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wakefield

West Ridings Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 18 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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Care homes nearby

  • Wood Dene
    Wakefield · WF3 3JG · Residential care home · 8 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Ashby Lodge Residential Home
    Wakefield · WF1 2LU · Residential care home · 22 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Carr Gate
    Wakefield · WF2 0QU · Nursing home · 65 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Gateholme
    Wakefield · WF2 0QW · Residential care home · 48 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Lawrence
    Wakefield · WF2 0QH · Residential care home · 14 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Ardsley House
    Wakefield, Leeds · WF3 2HN · Residential care home · 13 beds1.7 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Advinia Care Homes Limited

10 care homes in total: 4 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 2 Inadequate.

  • Burrswood Care Home
    Bury · BL9 5HB · Nursing home · 125 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Hammerwich Hall Care Home
    Burntwood, Staffordshire · WS7 0JL · Nursing home · 39 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • Ryland View Care Home
    Tipton, Sandwell · DY4 7HR · Nursing home · 144 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Bedford Care Home
    Leigh, Wigan · WN7 2AH · Nursing home · 180 beds
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Mill View Care Home
    Bolton · BL3 6SA · Nursing home · 180 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 6 months ago
  • Netherton Green Care Home
    Dudley · DY2 9LY · Nursing home · 120 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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West Ridings Care Home in brief

Advinia Care Homes Limited runs West Ridings Care Home, a nursing home in Wakefield with room for 180 residents. CQC registers it to look after 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. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. 88% of homes in Wakefield also score 5. About 0.6 km away, Wood Dene is rated Good. Advinia Care Homes Limited runs 10 care homes, and 4 of the 10 rated are Good or Outstanding.

CQC last rated the home in October 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Its rating before that, in September 2023, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Wakefield, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 13 standards out of 33 scored below good.