Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness

Ostley House

355 Abbey Road, Barrow In Furness, LA13 9JY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
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Ostley House is a residential care home in Barrow In Furness in Westmorland and Furness, run by Vision Support Barrow & District. It is registered for up to 44 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2018, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 89% of care homes in Westmorland and Furness are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 December 2018 Rated 7 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

Older rating. Published 11 December 2018, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

Ostley House is in the Good tier, alongside 35 other homes in Westmorland and Furness. Of the 54 rated care homes here, 89% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (10%)
  • Good 36 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (8%)

Half of Westmorland and Furness's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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