Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness

Riverside House

Wattsfield Road, Kendal, LA9 5JL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago
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Riverside House is a residential care home in Kendal in Westmorland and Furness, run by Westmorland and Furness Council. CQC registers it for 32 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2023, 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.

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 December 2023 Rated 2 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

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

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

Riverside 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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The provider's other homes

Westmorland and Furness Council runs 10 care homes registered with CQC: 9 Good, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Elmhurst
    Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness · LA12 9HU · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Applethwaite Green
    Windermere, Westmorland and Furness · LA23 1BB · Residential care home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Bridge House
    Grange-Over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness · LA11 7JS · Residential care home · 37 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Christian Head
    Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness · CA17 4HA · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Croftside
    Milnthorpe, Westmorland and Furness · LA7 7QR · Residential care home · 33 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Grisedale Croft
    Alston, Westmorland and Furness · CA9 3QS · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Silver Howe
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