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. ?
The home changed owner in February 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Hollow Oak Nursing Home Limited 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%).
Ryehill Country Lodge Limited runs Hollow Oak Nursing Home Limited, a nursing home in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness with room for 27 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.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in February 2026. In Westmorland and Furness, 96% of homes score 5. 5 other homes in Westmorland and Furness share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Ryehill Country Lodge Limited has run the home since February 2026, when it changed owner. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 2 homes run by Ryehill Country Lodge Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in October 2018, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in February 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Westmorland and Furness. Here is how rating age varies by council.
