Residential care home · Hampshire

Whitemoor House

Southampton Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 6 July 2026 Rated 3 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • 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: 31 good, 1 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in Hampshire

Whitemoor House is in the Good tier ?, with 264 other homes in Hampshire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 25 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 30 (7%)
  • Good 265 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 52 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 65 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 19 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Hartwood House
    Lyndhurst, Hampshire · SO43 7DP · Residential care home · 50 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Woodlands House
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 7GL · Residential care home · 40 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Woodlands Ridge Nursing Home
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 7GL · Nursing home · 20 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Oakhurst Lodge
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 7AW · Residential care home · 8 beds3.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Oak Tree Lodge
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 7AU · Residential care home · 19 beds3.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Beech Court
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 7BE · Residential care home · 6 beds4.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Whitemoor House in brief

Whitemoor House is a 9-bed residential care home in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, run by Minstead Trust. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Hampshire has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Hampshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2023. In Hampshire, 84% of homes score 5.

Its CQC rating, from July 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is more recent than most ratings in Hampshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.