Ulverston, Cumbria
Swarthdale Nursing Home
Single-storey nursing, residential and dementia care in Ulverston, fully refurbished in 2019.
Illustrative photograph — photography of Swarthdale to follow
Welcome to Swarthdale
Swarthdale stands on Rake Lane on the edge of Ulverston, in the south of Cumbria. The whole home sits on one level, which makes a real difference to people who find stairs difficult, and it was refurbished throughout in 2019.
The home provides nursing, residential and dementia care, including care for older people living with mental health needs, alongside respite stays and palliative and end of life care.
Accommodation is arranged as 37 single rooms and three companion rooms, so couples, siblings or long-standing friends do not have to be separated. Visiting is open, and visitors are welcome to eat with their relative at mealtimes.
Care at Swarthdale
- Residential care
- Residential dementia care
- Nursing care
- Nursing dementia care
- Respite and short stays
- Palliative and end of life care
Enquiries
01229 580149
care@swarthdalenursinghome.co.uk
Life at Swarthdale
Doors open to families
Visiting is open rather than restricted to set hours, and visitors are offered a meal at no charge when they stay to eat with their relative.
Rooms that feel like yours
Residents are encouraged to bring their own furniture, and every room has internet access along with television and telephone points.
Gardens and outdoors
The home has gardens, and being on a single level makes getting outside straightforward for people using wheelchairs or walking aids.
Familiar company
Pets can be accommodated by arrangement, and companion rooms mean couples and close friends can go on sharing their days.
The home itself
Rooms and surroundings.
- Single rooms
- 37
- Companion rooms
- 3, for couples or friends
- Layout
- Single storey throughout, with a lift and wheelchair access
- In every room
- Internet access, television and telephone points; own furniture welcome
- Refurbished
- 2019
- Gardens and outdoor seating
- Free on-site parking for visitors
- Open visiting, with free meals for visitors at mealtimes
- Pets accommodated by prior arrangement
- Close to local shops and public transport
- No-smoking home
Gallery
Some images on this page are illustrative and do not show Swarthdale Nursing Home. They will be replaced with photography of the home itself.
Why Swarthdale?
Everything on one level
A single-storey home removes stairs from daily life entirely — for residents, and for visitors with limited mobility.
Recently refurbished
The home was fully refurbished in 2019, so the building people move into has been invested in.
Couples need not separate
Three companion rooms are set aside for people who want to carry on living together.
Improving, and open about it
The most recent CQC assessment rated the home Good for effectiveness, caring and responsiveness, and lifted it out of special measures. We publish the full picture below, including where the regulator says more is needed.
What families say
“I am safe here, the staff are lovely.”
“The staff here could not be kinder.”
“The management team have been amazing, they keep me fully informed.”
Independent reviews of Swarthdale are published on carehome.co.uk. Read reviews on carehome.co.uk
Regulation and quality
Our Care Quality Commission rating.
Swarthdale is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and social care in England. We publish the current rating in full, good news or not, and link straight to the report.
Overall rating
Requires improvement
Report published 12 March 2025
- Safe
- Requires improvement
- Effective
- Good
- Caring
- Good
- Responsive
- Good
- Well-led
- Requires improvement
Following an assessment in December 2024, the Care Quality Commission moved Swarthdale out of special measures and raised its overall rating to Requires improvement. The report identifies further work on recruitment checks and medicines management, and we would rather you read it in full than take our word for it.
Read the CQC reportCQC location ID 1-116678343
Finding us
Ulverston, Cumbria.
Rake LaneUlverstonCumbriaLA12 9NQRake Lane lies on the edge of Ulverston, a market town in the south of Cumbria, close to local shops and public transport.
- Rake Lane, Ulverston
- South Cumbria
- Postcode LA12 9NQ
- Free parking on site
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Come and see what makes Swarthdale special.
Visits are welcome and there is no obligation. Come and look around, meet the team, and stay for a cup of tea.