Walsingham Support - Crummock Road

The company behind Walsingham Support - Crummock Road

Walsingham Support - Crummock Road is run by Walsingham Support (company 02016251), incorporated in 1986, 24 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 9 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Walsingham Support runs 21 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 16 of the 20 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

4 of its services are in Cumberland.

It trades under the Walsingham brand, which covers 21 services run by 1 registered provider.

The ratings in context

Looking at the five areas: Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 2 other areas are Good.

Across Cumberland, 5 of 78 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (6%), while 5 of 78 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (6%), while 3 of 78 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).

The report's Caring, Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.

Track record

CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.

The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 April 2020.

Costs to expect

We estimate Walsingham Support - Crummock Road at £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £56k–£69k.

Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.

With savings below £23,250, Cumberland Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Choice nearby

There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Rosecroft Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (5 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).

13 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Moss Bay and Moorclose ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (1 min), a park (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.