Residential care home · Rotherham

Wilton House

273 Kimberworth Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1HF

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 27 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
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Person-centred careGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • 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: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • July 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Rotherham

Wilton House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 9 other homes in Rotherham. 87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (8%)
  • Good 51 (65%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (13%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Church View
    Rotherham · S61 1EP · Residential care home · 25 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Lonnen Grove
    Rotherham · S61 1AJ · Nursing home · 6 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Fairwinds
    Rotherham · S61 1AJ · Nursing home · 24 beds0.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Ten Acre Respite Service
    Rotherham · S61 3RW · Nursing home · 5 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Rotherview
    Rotherham · S60 1JY · Residential care home · 9 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Cherry Trees
    Rotherham · S61 3EQ · Nursing home · 66 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Wilton House

Run by Steps Residential Care Limited, Wilton House is a residential care home in Rotherham with 26 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC last rated the home in January 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in February 2018. Ratings in Rotherham are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 19 fell below good. The lowest was “responding to people's immediate needs” (some shortfalls).

Church View, 0.6 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Across Rotherham, 87% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2025. That is true of 100% of homes in Rotherham.