Wheldale Heights

Wheldon Road, Castleford, WF10 2PY

01977 367800

Wheldale Heights is a nurse-led complex care home in Castleford supporting adults with complex mental health, neurological, and physical health needs.

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Red brick building exterior of Wheldale Heights care home.
Care home bedroom with double bed, wardrobe, blue armchair, bedside furniture and two windows with blue curtains and vertical blinds.
Spacious care home bedroom with double bed, wardrobe, bedside drawers, blue armchair and coordinated blue furnishings against a grey feature wall.
Spacious accessible bathing room with specialist bath, wall-mounted shower, tiled wet-room floor, overhead hoist track and shelving for towels.
Purple and green high-backed armchairs with checked cushions beside a wooden side table and potted plant in a care home lounge.
Spacious care home lounge with purple sofas and armchairs, green armchairs, wooden coffee tables and large windows with checked curtains.
Quiet care home lounge with four blue high-backed armchairs arranged for conversation, wooden shelving, side tables and windows with patterned curtains.
Care home sitting room with lilac sofa, writing desk and chair, floral curtains, wall artwork and a large window with vertical blinds.
Modern care home kitchen with marble-effect worktops, sink, microwave, toaster and kettle, white fitted cabinets and a potted plant.
Close view of a care home dining table with striped chairs, grey placemats, potted fern and salt and pepper containers.
Care home dining area with several wooden tables, striped chairs, potted ferns and large windows with vertical blinds and grey curtains.
Spacious care home kitchen and dining room with marble-effect breakfast bar, stools, fitted appliances and dining tables with striped chairs.
Care home therapy area with small hand weights, colourful balance pads, green exercise mats and a large purple exercise ball.
Accessible wet-room bathroom with open shower area, wall-mounted basin, toilet, grey tiled walls and slip-resistant flooring with floor drain.

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Red brick building exterior of Wheldale Heights care home.
Care home bedroom with double bed, wardrobe, blue armchair, bedside furniture and two windows with blue curtains and vertical blinds.
Spacious care home bedroom with double bed, wardrobe, bedside drawers, blue armchair and coordinated blue furnishings against a grey feature wall.
Spacious accessible bathing room with specialist bath, wall-mounted shower, tiled wet-room floor, overhead hoist track and shelving for towels.
Purple and green high-backed armchairs with checked cushions beside a wooden side table and potted plant in a care home lounge.
Spacious care home lounge with purple sofas and armchairs, green armchairs, wooden coffee tables and large windows with checked curtains.
Quiet care home lounge with four blue high-backed armchairs arranged for conversation, wooden shelving, side tables and windows with patterned curtains.
Care home sitting room with lilac sofa, writing desk and chair, floral curtains, wall artwork and a large window with vertical blinds.
Modern care home kitchen with marble-effect worktops, sink, microwave, toaster and kettle, white fitted cabinets and a potted plant.
Close view of a care home dining table with striped chairs, grey placemats, potted fern and salt and pepper containers.
Care home dining area with several wooden tables, striped chairs, potted ferns and large windows with vertical blinds and grey curtains.
Spacious care home kitchen and dining room with marble-effect breakfast bar, stools, fitted appliances and dining tables with striped chairs.
Care home therapy area with small hand weights, colourful balance pads, green exercise mats and a large purple exercise ball.
Accessible wet-room bathroom with open shower area, wall-mounted basin, toilet, grey tiled walls and slip-resistant flooring with floor drain.

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Who we support

We provide 24-hour nursing care for adults with complex, co-occurring needs, helping people stay well, maintain their independence, and live a meaningful life.

Someone might come to live with us when they are:

  • needing increased nursing support as their needs change or progress
  • stepping down from hospital or a secure setting
  • moving from a care provider that can no longer safely meet their needs
  • looking for a new home following a previous placement breakdown.

Our two care communities have distinct profiles of need, helping us match each person with the right care, environment, and community to support a successful, sustainable placement.

Typically supports older working-age adults (50+) with:

  • complex mental health needs arising from a primary mental health or neurological diagnosis, such as acquired brain injury or dementia
  • behaviours of concern requiring a single-sex environment
  • a forensic background, where risk-related behaviours have reduced or ceased over time.

The unit provides a male-only, structured, and supportive environment with positive behaviour support, consistent risk management, and individualised staffing and observation where needed.

Care focuses on stability, emotional wellbeing, meaningful engagement, and greater independence, with nursing support for co-occurring physical health needs.

Typically supports working-age adults with:

  • a neurological condition in the early to mid-stages, such as Huntington’s disease
  • predominant mental health and behavioural needs
  • associated mobility, speech, and cognitive needs
  • co-occurring physical health needs such as bladder and bowel conditions
  • clinical interventions such as catheters and enteral feeding.

Care focuses on meaningful occupation, emotional wellbeing, cognitive support, maintaining function, and independence.

The unit is suited to an active environment, with support focused on maintaining function and building a foundation for future care.

As needs progress, people may be supported to move to Lynx Unit in the home or Fairburn Mews close by for higher levels of clinical care.

What makes our care different

Our approach brings together nursing, clinical, and behavioural expertise, staffing shaped around individual needs, and an environment where people can live well.

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24-hour nursing care

Registered Nurses are on site 24 hours a day, providing responsive care, clinical oversight, and early recognition of change.

Needs-led staffing

Staffing and observation levels are shaped around individual needs, risks, and complexity, adapting as a person’s needs change.

Multidisciplinary approach

Nursing, medical, therapeutic, and behavioural expertise works together to provide coordinated care around each person’s needs.

Complex clinical capability

Complex nursing and clinical needs are supported alongside neurological, mental health, and behavioural needs.

Positive behaviour support

Proactive support helps teams understand distress and behaviour, reduce triggers, build trust, and respond safely and consistently.

Community-based homes

Highly complex care is delivered in a home that supports choice, relationships, independence, and meaningful everyday life.

Our home

Wheldale Heights has 24 en-suite bedrooms across two small units, creating a homely and supportive environment that’s responsive to individual needs.

The home is close to local amenities and transport links, helping people stay connected with the wider community.

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Bedroom features

  • Large bedrooms
  • En-suite bathrooms
  • Space to personalise
  • WiFi

Unit features

  • Shared living and dining spaces
  • Quiet lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Adapted, power-assisted bath
  • Nurse call system

Shared facilities

  • Accessible garden
  • Activities hub
  • Beauty salon
  • Therapy room
  • Visitor suite

Life at our home

Life is shaped around the people who live here, with opportunities for meaningful activity, social connection, life skills development, and involvement in the local community.

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Quality you can see

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) independently regulates and inspects health and social care services in England.

Read our latest CQC inspection report to find out more about the quality of care at our home.

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Getting to Wheldale Heights

Wheldon Road, Castleford, WF10 2PY

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Wheldale Heights is a short drive from the A1, A1(M) and other major roads including A656.

The home is based on a site with three other Exemplar Health Care homes.

When you arrive on the site, Wheldale Heights is on the left.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available in the surrounding area.

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

  • Wheldon Road Fryston Road bus stop (stop ID:45013341), which is accessed by bus 158
  • Wheldon Road Silkstone bus stop (stop ID: 45026339), which is accessed by bus 158.

There are no train stations within walking distance of the home. The nearest station is approximately a seven minute drive or 45 minute walk.

  • Castleford train station – 1.9 miles away.

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Speak to our Referrals Team about someone’s individual care needs and whether this home could be the right fit.

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