SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Amathea is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 other homes in Cumberland.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Methodist Homes runs Amathea, a residential care home in Workington, Cumberland with room for 40 residents. It is registered to care for older people. Most homes in Cumberland are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
CQC last rated the home in August 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in August 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Cumberland, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 7 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
About 1.2 km away, Walsingham Support - Crummock Road is rated Outstanding. Methodist Homes runs 69 care homes, and 60 of the 69 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Cumberland, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Cumberland.
