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Care homes in Cumberland

There are 78 registered care homes in Cumberland, 16 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 2,347 registered beds, an average of 30 a home. 76 have a CQC rating, and 80% of those are Good or Outstanding (3 Outstanding). 15 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Cumberland 16Residential care homes in Cumberland 62Dementia care homes in Cumberland 49

Towns:CarlisleCockermouthMaryportMillomWhitehavenWigtonWorkington

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The homes

What Cumberland pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£932 a week£36 less than the middle council in England (£968), the 88th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,004 a week£81 less than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 100th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared