Residential care home · Cumberland

The Good Companions (Cumbria) Limited

Criffel Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4BT

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

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CQC rating

Good

Published 4 March 2023 Rated 3 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?Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

January 2022Requires improvementSECRW
April 2021Inspected, no new rating
May 2018GoodSECRW
April 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Cumberland

The Good Companions (Cumbria) Limited is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 other homes in Cumberland. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

Outstanding 3 (4%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (8%)
Good 48 (62%)
Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
Requires improvement 16 (21%)

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What the data says about The Good Companions (Cumbria) Limited

The Good Companions (Cumbria) Limited is a 39-bed residential care home in Wigton, Cumberland. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Cumberland has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC last rated the home in March 2023, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. Before that, in January 2022, it was rated Requires improvement.

About 0.8 km away, Silloth Nursing and Residential Care Home is rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Cumberland. 5 other homes in Cumberland share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”.