Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness

Stobars Hall

Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 November 2019 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

Stobars Hall is in the Good tier ?, with 36 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

  • Christian Head
    Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness · CA17 4HA · Residential care home · 28 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Appleby Grange
    Appleby In Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness · CA16 6HN · Nursing home · 29 beds13.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Middleton Fells
    Carnforth, Westmorland and Furness · LA6 2NF · Residential care home · 6 beds24.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago

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Other homes run by The Franklyn Group Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • The Gatehouse
    Harrogate, North Yorkshire · HG2 0HP · Residential care home · 31 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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About Stobars Hall

Stobars Hall is a 38-bed residential care home in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness, run by The Franklyn Group Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.

There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. In Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness also score 5. The Franklyn Group Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 3 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from November 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in September 2018, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 53% of ratings in Westmorland and Furness are as old (how rating age varies by council).