Nursing home · Westmorland and Furness

St Gregory's House Limited

Preston Patrick, Milnthorpe, LA7 7NY

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 7 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2019GoodSECRW
  • August 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

St Gregory's House Limited is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Westmorland and Furness. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (10%)
  • Good 37 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (7%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Croftside
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Hartland House
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St Gregory's House Limited in brief

St Gregory's House Limited is an independent 30-bed nursing home in Milnthorpe, Westmorland and Furness, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

Elmsfield House Limited, 4.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness also score 5.

CQC's latest rating, from January 2026, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in September 2019. Ratings in Westmorland and Furness are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 19 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “governance, management and sustainability”.