SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Stonecross Care Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 36 other homes in Westmorland and Furness.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Stonecross Care Centre is a 32-bed residential care home in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, run by Stonecross Care Home (Kendal) Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness also score 5. In Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In April 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 7 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
