Care home · Ulverston
Swarthdale Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of Swarthdale Nursing Home- Address
- Rake Lane, Ulverston, LA12 9NQ
- Run by
- Vishomil Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 43 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05104107)
- Last CQC check
- 12 Mar 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury · Diagnostic and screening procedures
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-116678343
An overview of Swarthdale Nursing Home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Swarthdale Nursing Home is based in Ulverston, run by Vishomil Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ulverston; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How it fits locally
There are 3 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Yealand Drive (Adult Care Home), under 0.5 miles away.
2 of the 18 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ulverston ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% most 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 shop (5 min), a park (9 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Swarthdale Nursing Home at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Westmorland and Furness Council after a needs and financial assessment.
History with CQC
Swarthdale Nursing Home has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2025), starting at Good and falling to Requires Improvement.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 21 July 2023.
The registered provider
Swarthdale Nursing Home is run by Vishomil Limited (company 05104107), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
Vishomil Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2015
- Jun 2018
- Mar 2021
- Aug 2022
- Jul 2023
- Mar 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 21 July 2023
- CQC inspection report 26 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 20 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 22 June 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 June 2015
- Inspection report 30 October 2014
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 28 August 2026 by Westmorland and Furness. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Swarthdale Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Ulverston
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- NHS area (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 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LA12 (6)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 180 m (2 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Ulverston, 670 m (8 min walk)
- GP surgery Ulverston Community Health Centre, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Park Lightburn Park, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Café The Barn Cafe, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Swarthmoor Quaker Meeting House, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Library Ulverston Library, 980 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Reading Swarthdale Nursing Home's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Westmorland and Furness, 9 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (17%), while 7 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (13%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- At the time of this assessment there were 36 people living there.
- This service has been in Special Measures since July 2023.
- Therefore, this service is no longer in Special Measures and our overall rating has changed from inadequate to requires improvement.
- One person said, “I think the home is a lot happier since all the changes.” People told us they felt safe and were involved in planning their care and treatment.
Inspected 25 April 2023; report published 21 July 2023; supporting 36 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The five key questions
- 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-led7 of 54 in Westmorland and Furness
CQC key question ratings, published 12 March 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Westmorland and Furness share it.
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Where Swarthdale Nursing Home stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of the 54 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2025) is more recent than 76% of care home ratings in Westmorland and Furness.
- With 43 beds it is larger than 76% of care homes in Westmorland and Furness, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 64% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 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); Well-led (13% of care homes in Westmorland and Furness are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Westmorland and Furness, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Swarthdale Nursing Home
- Who is the registered provider for Swarthdale Nursing Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Vishomil Limited.
- How many beds does Swarthdale Nursing Home have?
- CQC capacity for Swarthdale Nursing Home: 43 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How did Swarthdale Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Swarthdale Nursing Home: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Swarthdale Nursing Home charge?
- Swarthdale Nursing Home hasn't shared a price list with us. 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.
- Is Swarthdale Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Swarthdale Nursing Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-116678343) and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2025.
- Where is Swarthdale Nursing Home?
- It is at Rake Lane, Ulverston, LA12 9NQ.
- What type of care does Swarthdale Nursing Home provide?
- CQC lists Swarthdale Nursing Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- When did CQC last rate Swarthdale Nursing Home?
- CQC published the current rating on 12 March 2025, 1 year ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Swarthdale Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
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