Residential care home · Wakefield

Woodlands Residential Home

Woolley Low Moor Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, WF4 2LN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 August 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Wakefield

Woodlands Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 49 other homes in Wakefield. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 50 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 19 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (8%)

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What the data says about Woodlands Residential Home

Woodlands Residential Home is one of 96 care homes in Wakefield: a 27-bed residential care home in Wakefield, run by Woodlands of Woolley Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

In August 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in August 2018, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 33% of ratings in Wakefield are as old (how rating age varies by council).

Mapplewell Manor, 4.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in October 2025. 88% of homes in Wakefield score the top mark of 5. 49 other homes in Wakefield share its tier, “Good”.