Care home · Barrow In Furness
Kingsfield Residential Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Kingsfield Residential Care Home- Address
- 252 Abbey Road, Barrow In Furness, LA13 9JJ
- Run by
- Kingsfield (Cumbria) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- Sarah Jane Williams
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07704307)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Dec 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-445339757
Kingsfield Residential Care Home at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Kingsfield Residential Care Home is based in Barrow In Furness, run by Kingsfield (Cumbria) Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2021). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Barrow-in-Furness; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Recruitment processes needed to be reviewed as some pre-employment checks were missing.
- In some areas of the home, people could access items that could be dangerous to them and others.
- The provider's systems for monitoring safety of the service had not been effective in anticipating the issues we saw during the inspection.
- Management and provider oversight was otherwise good.
Inspected 10 November 2021; report published 8 December 2021; supporting 27 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ownership and company checks
Kingsfield Residential Care Home is run by Kingsfield (cumbria) Limited (company 07704307), incorporated in 2011, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
The local picture
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ostley House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (2 of the nearest 18).
12 of the 18 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hawcoat and Newbarns ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a park (8 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Rating history
- Mar 2015
- Aug 2017
- Feb 2020
- Dec 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 8 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 4 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 6 March 2015
- Inspection report 28 December 2013
- Inspection report 28 November 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 January 2026 by Westmorland and Furness. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Kingsfield Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Hawcoat and Newbarns
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LA13 (5)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 23 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Barrow-in-Furness, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Norwood Medical Centre, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy 760 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Park & Shop, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Park 630 m (8 min walk)
- Café 770 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship St Paul, 210 m (3 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Kingsfield Residential Care Home at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Westmorland and Furness Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from July 2012, so the service has been operating for around 14 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 December 2021.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Westmorland and Furness, 9 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (17%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe9 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
- Effective53 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
- Caring50 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
- Responsive48 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
- Well-led46 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
From CQC's latest report, published 8 December 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Westmorland and Furness share it.
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Kingsfield Residential Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of the 54 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2021) is more recent than 56% of care home ratings in Westmorland and Furness.
- With 27 beds it is smaller than 57% of care homes in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 53% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Westmorland and Furness lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (17% of care homes in Westmorland and Furness are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Westmorland and Furness. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about Kingsfield Residential Care Home
- Who is the registered provider for Kingsfield Residential Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Kingsfield (Cumbria) Limited.
- How many residents can Kingsfield Residential Care Home take?
- Kingsfield Residential Care Home is registered for up to 27 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did Kingsfield Residential Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are Kingsfield Residential Care Home's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Kingsfield Residential Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- What kind of care can Kingsfield Residential Care Home offer?
- Registration for Kingsfield Residential Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Kingsfield Residential Care Home a registered provider?
- Kingsfield Residential Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-445339757) and was rated Good overall in December 2021.
- Where is Kingsfield Residential Care Home based?
- It is at 252 Abbey Road, Barrow In Furness, LA13 9JJ.
- When did CQC last rate Kingsfield Residential Care Home?
- CQC published the current rating on 8 December 2021, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Kingsfield Residential Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
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