Rated Care Homes

Shepherds Lodge Residential Home

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Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 16 September 2025.

Rated Good in April 2023 under the previous provider, Shepherds Lodge Residential Home Limited.

At a glance

  • 3 ratings

    Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.

  • 4 years

    since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.

  • 89%

    of rated care homes in Westmorland and Furness are Good or Outstanding (80% across the North West, 83% across England).

Shepherds Lodge Residential Home: inspection record

Care home, 6 beds, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.

Shepherds Lodge Residential Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Risedale Nursing Home (Good, 0.2 miles away) and The Croft Nursing Home (Barrow) (Good, 0.2 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Risedale Nursing Home Good, 0.2 miles away
  2. G
    The Croft Nursing Home (Barrow) Good, 0.2 miles away
  3. G
    Kingsfield Residential Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
  4. G
    Ostley House Good, 0.4 miles away
  5. G
    Abbotsfield Residential Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away

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Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
  2. The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  3. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.

Registration details

Registered manager
Cheryl Nicholson
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Previous provider
  • Shepherds Lodge Residential Home Limitedregistered

Westmorland and Furness Council runs 11 services, all in the North West. 10 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.

Other services run by Westmorland and Furness Council

  1. G
    Applethwaite Green Good. Care home, Westmorland and Furness
  2. G
    Bridge House Good. Care home, Westmorland and Furness
  3. G
    Christian Head Good. Care home, Westmorland and Furness
  4. G
    Croftside Good. Care home, Westmorland and Furness

See all 11 services run by Westmorland and Furness Council

Getting help from Westmorland and Furness Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Shepherds Lodge Residential Home provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Shepherds Lodge Residential Home as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Shepherds Lodge Residential Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at Shepherds Lodge Residential Home.
When was Shepherds Lodge Residential Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Shepherds Lodge Residential Home was published on 26 April 2023.
Who runs Shepherds Lodge Residential Home?
Shepherds Lodge Residential Home is run by Westmorland and Furness Council. It runs 11 services, all in the North West.
What is Shepherds Lodge Residential Home's CQC rating?
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 16 September 2025.

Contact

Address
4 West Mount, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 5LQ Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Risedale Nursing Home (Good, 0.2 miles away) and The Croft Nursing Home (Barrow) (Good, 0.2 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Risedale Nursing Home Good, 0.2 miles away
  2. G
    The Croft Nursing Home (Barrow) Good, 0.2 miles away
  3. G
    Kingsfield Residential Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
  4. G
    Ostley House Good, 0.4 miles away
  5. G
    Abbotsfield Residential Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away

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