Amathea
Residential care home in Workington, registered for 40 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 40
- Address
- Newlands Lane, Workington, CA14 3JG
- Telephone
- 0190063259
- Website
- mha.org.uk/care-support/care-homes/amathea
- Registered provider
- Methodist Homes
- Registered manager
- Nicholson, Cheryl
- Registered since
- 2011-11-10
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 40 beds it is larger than 76% of the 62 residential care homes in Cumberland.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-312173875- Regulator location ID
1-312173875- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-08-04
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Methodist Homes runs 97 services in the UK with 3,827 beds. Across the estate:
- 6 excellent
- 80 good
- 10 need improvement
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