SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?80%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 enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 27 good, 2 exceptional, 4 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. ?
Whitefield House is a 40-bed residential care home in Bury. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. 76% of homes in Bury also score 5. Across Bury, 88% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. Ratings in Bury are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
