Stilecroft Residential Home

51 Stainburn Road, Stainburn, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 1SS

01900603776

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

13 October 2022

Provider

Stilecroft (MPS) Limited

Beds

44 beds

About Stilecroft Residential Home

Stilecroft Residential Home brings together a dedicated team in Cumberland, offering residential care in a setting where older people can feel genuinely at home. Families looking for support for a loved one will find a place that takes its responsibilities seriously and works to make every resident feel valued and comfortable. Cumberland itself is a wonderful part of the country, and having a care home rooted in this community means residents can maintain meaningful connections to the area they know and love.

Stilecroft Residential Home provides personal care for up to 44 older people and those living with dementia and mental health needs across three floors. At the time of inspection, 38 people were using the service. The targeted inspection examined safeguarding, risk management, and eating and drinking support.

Inspectors found that checks on people and equipment, such as sensor mats, were not always properly recorded to demonstrate they had taken place. While staff were aware of people at risk of weight loss, risk assessment records needed improvement. Recording systems did not consistently show when people had been referred for additional support with weight loss or what advice they had received.

The registered manager responded positively to feedback and made changes following the inspection, though these changes were still being embedded at the time of review.

Source: CQC inspection report, 4 November 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 44 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CA14 1SS

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 17 June 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 13 October 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 1 October 2021: Requires improvement
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Stilecroft Residential Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Stilecroft Residential Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Stilecroft Residential Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Stilecroft Residential Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees