SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?39%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 4 good, 29 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Applegarth Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 15 other homes in Cumberland.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Applegarth Nursing Home is one of 78 care homes in Cumberland: a 53-bed nursing home in Carlisle, run by Applegarth Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Cumberland has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in August 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe as Inadequate. That matches its previous rating, from March 2024. Ratings in Cumberland are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 29 fell below good. The lowest was “involving people to manage risks” (significant shortfalls).
In Cumberland, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.4 km away, Lanercost House is rated Good.
