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Dolphin Lane

1 Dolphin Lane, Wakefield, WF3 3DN · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber

15 beds · operated by J C Care Limited, part of Priory Group

CQC overall rating
Outstanding23 Oct 2018rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Outstanding overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 1 of this operator's 8 rated homes are below Good.

Age of rating
7 years old — published 23 Oct 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
1 of 8 of J C Care Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old23 Oct 2018
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old23 Oct 2018
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old23 Oct 2018
ResponsiveOutstandingrating 3+ yrs old23 Oct 2018
Well-ledOutstandingrating 3+ yrs old23 Oct 2018

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 7 other locations

Other active services registered to J C Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Ardsley HouseGood14 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs oldLeeds
Carlton HouseOutstanding3 Jun 2026Leeds
Daisy Vale HouseGood4 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs oldLeeds
GateholmeRequires improvement3 Aug 2023Wakefield
The Whitby SchemeGood3 Feb 2018rating 3+ yrs oldNorth Yorkshire
Woodhouse CottageOutstanding16 Feb 2022rating 3+ yrs oldLeeds
Woodhouse HallGood24 Jan 2024Leeds

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
8 Dec 2010
Beds
15
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-130890642

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.