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Care homes in Westmorland and Furness

There are 59 registered care homes in Westmorland and Furness, 18 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,931 registered beds, an average of 33 a home. 55 have a CQC rating, and 89% of those are Good or Outstanding (2 Outstanding). 6 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Westmorland and Furness 18Residential care homes in Westmorland and Furness 41Dementia care homes in Westmorland and Furness 41

Towns:Barrow In FurnessCarnforthGrange Over SandsKendalMilnthorpePenrithUlverston

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What Westmorland and Furness pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£959 a weekAbout the same as the middle council in England (£968), the 80th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,004 a week£81 less than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 102nd 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