Care home · York
Graver's Care Home Limited
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- 17 Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HG
- Run by
- Gravers Care Home Ltd (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Hayley Chadwick
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05373168)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-114417972
Introducing Graver's Care Home Limited
Graver's Care Home Limited in York is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Gravers Care Home Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2018). It is one of 28 CQC-registered care homes in and around York; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Graver's Care Home Limited
Graver's Care Home Limited is run by Gravers Care Home Ltd (company 05373168), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Gravers Care Home Ltd runs 4 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in York, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
History with CQC
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
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: 6, with the most recent dated 11 February 2022.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe30 of 34 in York
- Effective28 of 34 in York
- Caring31 of 34 in York
- Responsive30 of 34 in York
- Well-led25 of 34 in York
Source: CQC, published 11 January 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in York share it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Graver's Care Home Limited is one of three locations operated by Gravers Care Home Ltd and is located in the city of York.
- The location comprises of individual accommodation, communal living areas, enclosed gardens and a kitchen/dining area.
- We found the following examples of good practice. • During the pandemic, staff and managers worked to bring events and activities into the home for residents.
- This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had in place.
Inspected 27 January 2022; report published 11 February 2022. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
The ratings in context
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 24 of the 33 other care homes in York that CQC has rated.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Feversham House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).
20 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Guildhall ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (3 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2015
- Jan 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 11 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 11 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 18 November 2015
- Inspection report 8 August 2013
- Inspection report 12 January 2013
- Inspection report 3 January 2012
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Guildhall
- Council
- City of York Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- York Central
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in YO31 (6)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 120 m (1 min walk) · 29 stops within 600 m
- Railway station 1.6 km
- GP surgery YSJ Student Health Centre, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Pharmacy Department, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Gold Mine Mini Market, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Clarence Gardens, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Café Costa, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Chapel, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Library Minster Library, 800 m (10 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Graver's Care Home Limited at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from York Council after a needs and financial assessment.
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Where Graver's Care Home Limited stands locally
- Rated Good. Across York, 85% of the 34 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2018) is more recent than 3% of care home ratings in York.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 73% of care homes in York, where the typical home has 45.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in York lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for York as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Graver's Care Home Limited questions answered
- How many beds does Graver's Care Home Limited have?
- Graver's Care Home Limited can take up to 21 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Graver's Care Home Limited?
- On CQC's register the provider is Gravers Care Home Ltd.
- How much does care from Graver's Care Home Limited cost?
- No fee list from Graver's Care Home Limited has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Graver's Care Home Limited rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What kind of care can Graver's Care Home Limited offer?
- Graver's Care Home Limited is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Graver's Care Home Limited based?
- It is at 17 Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HG.
- Is Graver's Care Home Limited registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-114417972 and was rated Good overall in January 2018.
- Can Graver's Care Home Limited care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- When did CQC last rate Graver's Care Home Limited?
- 11 January 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.