SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?71%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
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?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 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. ?
Whiston Hall is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Rotherham.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Whiston Hall is an independent 48-bed residential care home in Rotherham, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is larger than most homes in Rotherham, where the typical home has 23 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2024, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in May 2022, was the same. CQC found significant shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 8 standards out of 33 scored below good.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Rotherham, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Rotherham.
