SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
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?75%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 3 exceptional, 3 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. ?
Brancaster Care Homes Limited runs Cartmel Grange, a nursing home in Grange Over Sands, Westmorland and Furness with room for 73 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical home has 29 beds.
Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Brancaster Care Homes Limited runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from June 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.
