Care home · Ilkley
Glen Rosa & Kitwood House
Illustrative photo, not of Glen Rosa & Kitwood House- Address
- 24 Grove Road, Ilkley, LS29 9PH
- Run by
- Methodist Homes (92 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1083995)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 47 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on mha.org.uk)
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on mha.org.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Methodist Homes
- Registered manager
- Adam Joseph Carling
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04043124)
- Last CQC check
- 14 Nov 2017
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,200–£1,460 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average); the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-117965646
About this home
Glen Rosa & Kitwood House in Ilkley is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Methodist Homes. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2017). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ilkley; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
Who runs it
Glen Rosa & Kitwood House is run by Methodist Homes (company 04043124), incorporated in 2000, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Methodist Homes runs 92 CQC-registered services across 60 council areas; 82 of the 92 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Bradford.
It trades under the Methodist Homes brand, which covers 92 services run by 1 registered provider.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Glen Rosa and Kitwood House provide accommodation and personal care to a maximum of 47 older people in single en-suite rooms.
- Glen Rosa provides accommodation and personal care for up to 33 older people.
- Kitwood House is a purpose built specialist unit attached to the main building, which provides care for up to 14 older people living with dementia.
- The service is located close to Ilkley town centre.
Inspected 2 October 2017; report published 14 November 2017. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How it fits locally
There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Abbeydale Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 21 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Ilkley & Addingham ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (8 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Glen Rosa & Kitwood House at £1,200–£1,460 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £62k–£76k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Bradford Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The five key questions
- Safe33 of 104 in Bradford
- Effective90 of 104 in Bradford
- Caring91 of 104 in Bradford
- Responsive92 of 104 in Bradford
- Well-led72 of 103 in Bradford
As rated by CQC, published 14 November 2017. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bradford share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Bradford, 33 of 104 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (32%).
The Safe findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
History with CQC
Glen Rosa & Kitwood House has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2015–2017), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Reports on record: 4, with the most recent dated 14 November 2017.
Ratings over time
- Sep 2015
- Nov 2017
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 14 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 16 September 2015
- Inspection report 20 December 2013
- Inspection report 19 July 2012
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 June 2025 by Bradford. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Glen Rosa and Kitwood House"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Ilkley & Addingham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LS29 (10)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 400 m (5 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Ilkley, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery The Ilkley Skin Clinic, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 950 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Park Glenwood Gardens, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Café Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship Ilkley Baptist Church, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Library Ilkley Public Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
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How Glen Rosa & Kitwood House compares
- Rated Good. Across Bradford, 78% of the 104 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2017) is more recent than 0% of care home ratings in Bradford.
- With 47 beds it is larger than 72% of care homes in Bradford, where the typical home has 32.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 88% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bradford lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (34% of care homes in Bradford are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Bradford. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Glen Rosa & Kitwood House
- How big is Glen Rosa & Kitwood House?
- CQC capacity for Glen Rosa & Kitwood House: 47 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Glen Rosa & Kitwood House?
- Methodist Homes is the registered provider for Glen Rosa & Kitwood House.
- What are Glen Rosa & Kitwood House's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Glen Rosa & Kitwood House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,230 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did Glen Rosa & Kitwood House score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What services is Glen Rosa & Kitwood House registered for?
- Glen Rosa & Kitwood House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is Glen Rosa & Kitwood House's address?
- It is at 24 Grove Road, Ilkley, LS29 9PH.
- Is Glen Rosa & Kitwood House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Glen Rosa & Kitwood House is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-117965646) and was rated Good overall in November 2017.
- Can Glen Rosa & Kitwood House care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate Glen Rosa & Kitwood House?
- The rating now shown was published on 14 November 2017, 8 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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