Briarfield
CQC: Requires improvement Residential care home in Workington, Cumberland
Briarfield is a residential care home in Workington, Cumberland, run by West House. It is registered for 7 beds. The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement on 1 September 2026. It is registered to care for people with learning disabilities.
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What the regulator found
The Care Quality Commission rated Briarfield Requires improvement on 1 September 2026, from an assessment.
Safe
Requires improvement
Effective
Requires improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires improvement
Well-led
Requires improvement
The registration
- Type
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7
- Run by
- West House (5 homes)
- Address
- 42 Stainburn Road, Workington, CA14 1SN
- Council
- Cumberland
- On the register
- 15 years, since 25 January 2011
- Last CQC check
- 1 September 2026
- Phone
- 0190066733
- Website
- www.westhouse.org.uk
Registered to care for
- Learning disabilities
From the public register, which we read every week. Registration means a home is allowed to operate and is inspected; it is not a recommendation. Visit, ask to see the most recent report, and ask about fees in writing. Where our data comes from
Cumberland spent an average of £932 a week per resident on residential care for over-65s in 2024-25. That is a council average, not this home’s fee, and people paying for themselves are usually charged more. What every council pays
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