Residential care home · Cumberland

Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue

Walsingham, Smithfield, Egremont, CA22 2QA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 August 2026 Rated 2 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2019GoodSECRW
  • February 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cumberland

Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue is in the Good tier ?, with 47 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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Care homes nearby

  • Floshfield
    Cleator, Cumberland · CA23 3DT · Residential care home · 6 beds2.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Wyndham Manor Care Home
    Cleator Moor, Cumberland · CA25 5AN · Residential care home · 68 beds4.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Bethshan Nursing Home Limited
    Whitehaven, Cumberland · CA28 8HB · Nursing home · 37 beds4.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Highfield House
    Whitehaven, Cumberland · CA28 9UB · Nursing home · 67 beds5.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Gables
    Whitehaven, Cumberland · CA28 8TX · Residential care home · 59 beds6.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 months ago
  • Bethany House Limited
    Whitehaven, Cumberland · CA28 8AA · Residential care home · 18 beds6.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Walsingham Support

18 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 15 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Walsingham Support - Crummock Road
    Workington, Cumberland · CA14 3RP · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 122 Aldenham Road
    Watford, Hertfordshire · WD23 2ET · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP3 8EH · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 30 & 32 Church Lane
    Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · WD3 8HD · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield Road
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5DP · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 49 Essex Park
    London, Barnet · N3 1ND · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue

Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue is a 5-bed residential care home in Egremont, Cumberland. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Cumberland, where the typical home has 25 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. Its rating before that, in September 2019, was the same. The typical rating in Cumberland is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2024. That is true of 90% of homes in Cumberland. In Cumberland, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 16 of Walsingham Support’s 18 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.