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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Holmehurst Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Cumberland.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Holmehurst Residential Home is a 21-bed residential care home in Carlisle, Cumberland, run by Bamco Thirty Four Limited. It is registered to care for older people.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2025. 90% of homes in Cumberland also score 5. In Cumberland, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC last rated the home in October 2020, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Cumberland, 42% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
