Residential care home · Kent

Cumbria House Care Home

84-86 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2PG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 August 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Cumbria House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 17 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (3%)
  • Good 287 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 44 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 91 (19%)
  • Inadequate 8 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (5%)

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  • Turketel Road
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2PA · Residential care home · 6 beds0.2 km
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  • Westview
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  • Laburnum House
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  • Folkestone Care Centre
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Cumbria House Care Home in brief

Cumbria House Care Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 32-bed residential care home in Folkestone, run by Ashwood Park Healthcare Ltd. It is registered to care for older people.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2018. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).