Care home · Worksop
Whitwell Park
Illustrative photo, not of Whitwell Park- Address
- 130 Welbeck Street, Whitwell, Worksop, S80 4TP
- Run by
- Whitwell Park Care Home Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 34 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2015 (11 years)
- Part of
- Westwick Group
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09456949)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Jan 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-2049137324
About Whitwell Park
Whitwell Park in Worksop is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Whitwell Park Care Home Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2025). It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Whitwell; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
Whitwell Park is run by Whitwell Park Care Home Limited (company 09456949), incorporated in 2015.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 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.
It trades under the Westwick Group brand, which covers 3 services run by 3 registered providers.
What inspectors found
- We completed unannounced on-site visit on the 25th of November.
- However, they were actively recruiting to fill the post.
- The service was led by a Regional Manager and Nominated Individual.
- People and their relatives were asked about their experience of care.
Inspected 5 November 2019; report published 4 December 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
What the ratings tell you
Whitwell Park has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 160 of the 221 other care homes in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 71%, averaging 74% overall.
Likely fees
We estimate Whitwell Park at £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Derbyshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score178 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Effective75% score190 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Caring75% score195 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Responsive75% score192 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Well-led71% score161 of 222 in Derbyshire
As rated by CQC, published 24 January 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
Detailed scores
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, Whitwell Park scores 74%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 18 November 2024, published 24 January 2025 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- Jun 2017
- Dec 2019
- Jan 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 4 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 June 2017
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 17 November 2025 by Bolsover. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Whitwell Park Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Whitwell
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bolsover
- Integrated care board
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in S80 (11)
Bigger map · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 410 m (5 min walk) · 5 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Whitwell, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy 410 m (5 min walk)
- Shop The Co-operative Food, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Park 470 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Lawrence, Whitwell, 820 m (10 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Around Worksop
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Corner House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
8 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Whitwell ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min), a bus stop (5 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Whitwell Park over the years
CQC registration dates from May 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2025), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 4 December 2019.
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Quick answers about Whitwell Park
- What kind of care can Whitwell Park offer?
- CQC lists Whitwell Park under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Whitwell Park a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-2049137324 and was rated Good overall in January 2025.
- What is Whitwell Park's address?
- It is at 130 Welbeck Street, Whitwell, Worksop, S80 4TP.
- How recent is Whitwell Park's CQC rating?
- 24 January 2025 is when the current rating was published, 1 year ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Whitwell Park care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Who runs Whitwell Park?
- CQC lists Whitwell Park Care Home Limited as the provider responsible for Whitwell Park.
- How big is Whitwell Park?
- Whitwell Park is registered for up to 34 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is Whitwell Park rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Whitwell Park cost?
- We don't have published prices from Whitwell Park yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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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.