Residential care home · Kirklees

White Rose House

165 Huddersfield Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 3TQ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago New owner since January 2025

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 12 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • 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
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 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 communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 6 good, 27 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in January 2025. ?

Earlier ratings ?

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 Kirklees

White Rose House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 25 other homes in Kirklees. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (7%)
  • Good 69 (56%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 26 (21%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Rowan Court
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD9 3TQ · Residential care home · 15 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Park Riding
    Holmfirth, Kirklees · HD9 2LA · Residential care home · 16 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Bell House Care Home Limited
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD9 4DX · Residential care home · 24 beds2.5 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 2 months ago
  • Moorlands Grange
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD4 7WA · Residential care home · 40 beds4.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bishops Way
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD9 4BW · Residential care home · 16 beds4.1 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Greenacres
    Holmfirth, Kirklees · HD9 4AG · Residential care home · 64 beds4.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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About White Rose House

White Rose House is an independent 62-bed residential care home in Holmfirth, Kirklees, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 23 beds.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Park Riding (Good), 1.4 km away. In Kirklees, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. 79% of homes in Kirklees also score 5. White Rose House Care Home Limited has run the home since January 2025, when it changed owner.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in January 2026. The typical rating in Kirklees is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 27 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.