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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
Shepherds Lodge Residential 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%).
Westmorland and Furness Council runs Shepherds Lodge Residential Home, a residential care home in Barrow-In-Furness, Westmorland and Furness with room for 6 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Westmorland and Furness has 29 beds, so this one is on the small side.
36 other homes in Westmorland and Furness share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2023. 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Westmorland and Furness Council has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. 10 of Westmorland and Furness Council’s 10 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
In April 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2017.
