Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness

Creative Support - Ulverston Autism Service

18 Victoria Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 September 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
    • Involving people to manage risksExceptional
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
    • Assessing needsExceptional
    • Consent to care and treatmentExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%Outstanding
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    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
    • Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
    • Person-centred careExceptional
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2018GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

Creative Support - Ulverston Autism Service is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 other homes in Westmorland and Furness. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (10%)
  • Good 37 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (7%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Elmhurst
    Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness · LA12 9HU · Residential care home · 40 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Yealand Drive (Adult Care Home)
    Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness · LA12 9JB · Residential care home · 5 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Swarthdale Nursing Home
    Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness · LA12 9NQ · Nursing home · 43 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Risedale at Aldingham Nursing Home
    Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness · LA12 9RT · Nursing home · 74 beds6.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Lakes
    Askam In Furness, Westmorland and Furness · LA16 7JD · Residential care home · 41 beds7.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Staveley House
    Dalton-In-Furness, Westmorland and Furness · LA15 8QQ · Residential care home · 40 beds7.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Creative Support Limited

11 care homes in total: 8 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

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What the data says about Creative Support - Ulverston Autism Service

An independent residential care home in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, Creative Support - Ulverston Autism Service is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Westmorland and Furness, where the median is 29 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from September 2025, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from September 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC scored 33 standards: 8 exceptional and the rest good.

In Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. That is true of 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Creative Support Limited runs 11 care homes, and 8 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding.