Nursing home · Cumberland

Applegarth Nursing Home

243 Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LT

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated this month

Applegarth Nursing Home is a nursing home in Carlisle in Cumberland, run by Applegarth Healthcare Limited. It has 53 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Inadequate for safe. For comparison, 81% of care homes in Cumberland are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 25 August 2026 Rated this month

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Inadequate
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Cumberland

Applegarth Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 14 other homes in Cumberland. Of the 78 rated care homes here, 81% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 3 (4%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (6%)
Good 50 (64%)
Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
Requires improvement 15 (19%)

Half of Cumberland's ratings are more than 4.3 years old. How tiers work

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Key facts

Type: Nursing home
Beds: 53
Provider: Applegarth Healthcare Limited
Registered manager: Roseanne Fearon
Registered with CQC since: 2 May 2017
Local authority: Cumberland
CQC location ID: 1-3733288172

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)
Physical disability
Learning disability or autism

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?