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?★Outstanding
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Elmhurst 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%).
Westmorland and Furness Council runs Elmhurst, a residential care home in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness with room for 40 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2020, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in June 2017, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Westmorland and Furness, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
5 other homes in Westmorland and Furness share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. That is true of 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness. Westmorland and Furness Council runs 10 care homes, and all 10 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
