Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness

Croft Avenue Care Home

Croft Avenue, off Wordsworth Street, Penrith, CA11 7RJ

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 June 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2017GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

Croft Avenue Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 36 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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    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
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What the data says about Croft Avenue Care Home

Croft Avenue Care Home is an independent 30-bed residential care home in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

Its CQC rating, from June 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2017. That is more recent than most ratings in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safe environments”.

Jubilee House Therapy Centre, 2.3 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. That is true of 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness.