Residential care home · Leeds

Wharfedale House - Care Home Physical Disabilities

16 Wharfedale Lawns, Wetherby, LS22 6PU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2018GoodSECRW
  • October 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leeds

Wharfedale House - Care Home Physical Disabilities is in the Good tier ?, with 82 other homes in Leeds. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (3%)
  • Good 83 (54%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (13%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Wetherby Manor
    Wetherby, Leeds · LS22 6RS · Nursing home · 75 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • St Anne's Community Services - Cherry Tree Dispersed
    Wetherby, Leeds · LS22 6JS · Residential care home · 10 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ashfield Nursing & Residential Home
    Leeds · LS22 7TF · Nursing home · 30 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Windsor Court
    Wetherby, Leeds · LS22 7DN · Residential care home · 66 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Errol House
    Wetherby, Leeds · LS23 6BH · Residential care home · 5 beds3.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Thistle Hill Care Centre
    Knaresborough, North Yorkshire · HG5 8LS · Nursing home · 93 beds8.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability

34 care homes in total: 19 Good, 15 Requires improvement.

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Wharfedale House - Care Home Physical Disabilities in brief

Leonard Cheshire Disability runs Wharfedale House - Care Home Physical Disabilities, a residential care home in Wetherby, Leeds with room for 18 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Leeds, where the typical home has 33 beds.

Leonard Cheshire Disability runs 34 care homes, and 19 of the 34 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in October 2025. In Leeds, 89% of homes score 5. Across Leeds, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Leeds, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.