White Windows

White Windows is a listed building with 25 en-suite bedrooms which can accommodate adults with physical and learning disabilities. The service is well situated in the market town of Sowerby Bridge near Halifax, and close to local amenities such as shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants.

White Windows delivers high-quality care and nursing for adults with physical and learning disabilities as well as complex needs. Regulated by the Care Quality Commission, the dedicated and experienced team use a person-centred approach to ensure every individual’s needs are understood and met with the greatest privacy, dignity and respect.

Each individual chooses how they are supported, and lead very active lives. With a focus on independence, health, wellbeing and skills building; extensive activity programmes offer something for everyone. As well as staff, a team of committed volunteers support individual and group activities, so all have the chance to be social, get creative or enjoy exercise.

White Windows enables residents to get the most out of life, supporting individuals to maintain relationships with family and friends, and gain the ability to move on to more independent living when they’re ready.

Since founding in 1948, Leonard Cheshire Disability has supported disabled people in the UK and across the world to fulfil their potential and live the lives they choose. The charity has many homes in the UK which provides thousands of disabled people with high quality housing, care and support.

Group: Leonard Cheshire Disability

Person in charge: Geraldine Wood (Service Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (click for contact details)

Type of Service: Care Home with nursing – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned , Registered for a maximum of 25 Service Users

Registered Care Categories*: Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment • Younger Adults

Specialist Care Categories: Cerebral Palsy • Epilepsy • Head/Brain Injury • Huntington's Disease • Motor Neurone Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Muscular Dystrophy • Parkinson's Disease • Speech Impairment • Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus • Stroke • Visual Impairment

Admission Information: Ages 18+.

Single Rooms: 25

Rooms with ensuite WC: 25

Facilities & Services: Palliative Care • Respite Care • Physiotherapy • Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Pets by arrangement • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Lift • Wheelchair access • Gardens for residents • Television point in own room • Residents Internet Access

Latest Care Quality Commission* Report on White Windows: click here

* Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.