CARE homes in Darlington and Teesside vary widely though the majority are rated as good by inspectors - but where are your loved ones and how does that home rate?

Of the 32 care homes in Darlington, the same number of facilities require improvement as there are those rated outstanding - just three each. 

Most of the remaining in the town have been rated good after inspections, while two have been sanctioned by regulator Care Quality Commission and deemed inadequate.

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The care home most recently rated in Darlington is The Lawns Care Home, which was rated good. This factors in how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led the home is. The Lawns bagging good for all but safe, where it requires improvement. 

The CQC has recently taken action after it found a Darlington mental health hospital not meeting standards, following an unannounced inspection of the Priory Hospital Middleton St George.

Meanwhile, of the 82 care homes within five miles of Stockton, double the number of homes are rated inadequate (nine) as those rated outstanding (four). 

Some 68 are rated good, while one has not been inspected.

Darlington

  • Clervaux Trust, Abbey Road - Good (July 2018)
  • Moorlands Residential Care Home, Stanhope Road North - Good (October 2018)
  • River View Residential Home, Victoria House, Victoria Embankment - Good (August 2019)
  • Ventress Hall Care Home, Trinity Road - Good (November 2017)
  • Hollyhurst, Woodland Road - Good (September 2020)
  • Redlands Residential Care Home, Woodland Road - Good (August 2019)
  • Middleton St George Healthcare Limited, Station Road - Good (October 2017)
  • Darlington Manor Care Home, Falmer Road - Good (November 2020)
  • The Lawns Care Home, Ridsdale Street - Good (November 2020)
  • Rydal Care Home, Rydal Road - Inadequate (October 2020)
  • Willow Green Care Home, Eastborne Road - Requires Improvement (October 2020)
  • Hundens Park, Hundens Lane - Good (December 2017)
  • Firtree House, Pease Street - Good (September 2017)
  • Eastbourne Care Home, Cobden Street - Good (December 2017)
  • Eden Cottage Care Home, Cobden Street - Good (February 2019)
  • Wilton House Nursing Home, Wilton Drive - Good (June 2018)
  • Elderwood Residential Home, Westmoreland Street - Good (February 2018)
  • The Gardens Care Home, Pondfield Close, Salutation Road - Good (May 2018)
  • North Park, L'Anson Street - Good (December 2019)
  • The Avenue, Bates Avenue, Cockerton - Outstanding (February 2020)
  • Grosvenor Park Care Home, Burnside Road - This home has not yet been inspected as it has changed provider. Its previous rating was Good
  • Riverside View Care Home, Hutton Avenue - This care home has not been inspected yet
  • Holicote, Newton Lane - Good (September 2019)
  • Springfield Care Home Limited, Wylam Avenue - Good (December 2018)
  • St John of God Care Services Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Court, Haughton Village - Outstanding (April 2018)
  • Oak Lodge, Stockton Street, Haughton-le-Skerne - Inadequate. (August 2020) The CQC is currently carrying out a review of quality at this care home.
  • The Grange, Whinbush Way - Good (November 2020)
  • Ashleigh House, North Road - Requires Improvement (July 2019)
  • Bewick House, Whinfield Road - Outstanding (May 2020)
  • Middleton Lodge, Station Road, Middleton St George - Good (Juanuary 2019)
  • Middleton Hall Retirement Village, Middleton St George - Requires improvement (November 2019)
  • Auguste Communities Care Centre, Middleton St George - This service has not yet been inspected

Teesside

  • Levick Court, Cambridge Road, Linthorpe  - Good (April 2018)
  • Thornaby Road, Thornaby - Good (August 2018)
  • Alexandra House, Summerhouse Square, Stockton On Tees - Good (August 2018)
  • Allington House, Marsh House Avenue, Billingham - Good (September 2019)
  • Allison House, Fudan Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-tees - This service has been inspected but to yet rated. (November 2020)
  • Apple Mews Care Home, Burlam Road, Middlesbrough - Good (April 2019)
  • Ascot Nursing Home - Middlesbrough, The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough - Good (February 2020)
  • Ash Tree House, The Bungalows, Grangetown, Middlesbrough - Good (September 2018)
  • Ashwood Lodge Care Home, Bedale Avenue, Billingham - Good (September 2019)
  • Aster Care, Belle Vue Grove, Middlesbrough - Requires improvement (October 2020)
  • Astune Rise Nursing Home, High Street, Eston, Middlesbrough - Good (September 2018)
  • Beeches Care Home, Green Lane, Newton, Stockton - Good (December 2017)
  • Briardene Care Home, West Avenue, Billingham - Outstanding (March 2019) 
  • Briarwood Care Home, Normanby Road, Eston, Middlesbrough - Requires improvement (November 2020)
  • Bridge Court Bungalow, High Streethordt, Normanby, Middlesbrough - Good (December 2019)
  • Brookfield Care Home, High Street, Lazenby, Middlesbrough - Good (March 2020)
  • Brownlee Court, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough - Inspected but not rated (October 2020)
  • Cherry Tree Care Centre, South Road, Stockton - Good (November 2020)
  • Chestnut House, Mencap - Acklam Road, Thornaby, Stockton On Tees  - Good(April 2020)
  • Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home, Norton Road, Norton, Stockton On Tees - Good (Feburary 2018)
  • Churchview Nursing and Residential Home, Thompson Street, Stockton On Tees - Requires improvement (December 2019)
  • Cleveland View, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough - Good May 2019)
  • Dalby Court Residential Care Home, Dalby Court, Middlesbrough - This service is being run by a new provider, which the CQC has not yet inspected. Its previous rating was Good
  • Delamere Lodge, Delamere Road, Park End, Middlesbrough - Good (October 2019)
  • Edwardian, Yarm Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (March 2018)
  • Elizabeth House, Elizabeth Terrace, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough - Good (April 2018)
  • Elton Hall Care Home, Elton Village, Elton, Stockton On Tees - Good (December 2019)
  • Evergreen Court, Saltersgill Avenue, Saltersgill, Middlesbrough - Good (January 2020)
  • Fountains Court, The Pastures, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough - Good (Agust 2018)
  • Gables Care Home, Highfield Road, Middlesbrough - Good (February 2020)
  • Glenthorne Court, Norton Road, Stockton-on-tees - Good (July 2019)
  • Green Lodge, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (September 2020)
  • Hadrian Park, Marsh House Avenue, Billingham - Good (February 2018)
  • Hemlington Hall, Nuneaton Drive, Hemlington, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2019)
  • Highfield Cottage, Highfield Road, Middlesbrough - Good (Dececmber 2019)
  • Ingleby Care Home, Lambpoplars Lane, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton On Tees - Good (September 2020)
  • Kirkley Lodge, Dalby Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2017)
  • Lavender Court, Beverley Road, Saltersgill, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2019)
  • Linthorpe Nursing Home, Eastbourne Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough - Good (September 2020)
  • Longlands Care Home, Longlands Road, Middlesbrough  - Good (July 2019)
  • Longlast, Thorpe Road, Carlton, Stockton On Tees - Outstanding (March 2018)
  • Lorne House, Yarm Road, Stockton-on-tees - This care home has not been inspected under its new provider. It was previously rated Good
  • Low Lane House, Low Lane, Middlesbrough - Good (August 2019)
  • Loxley Chase Care Home, The Crescent, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough - Good (Feburary 2018)
  • Mandale Care Home, Acklam Road, Thornaby, Stockton On Tees - Good (August 2020)
  • Middlesbrough Grange, Netherfields, Middlesbrough - Good (May 2019)
  • Middlesbrough Intermediate Care Reablement Team, Homerton Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough - Good (April 2018)
  • Millbeck, High Street, Norton, Stockton On Tees - Good (Dececmber 2019)
  • Montpellier Manor, Strait Lane, Stainsby, Middlesbrough - Good (January 2019)
  • Nunthorpe Oaks Residential Care Home, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough - Requires improvement (November 2020)
  • Oxbridge House, Oxbridge Lane, Stockton On Tees - Good (Devember 2017)
  • Park House Rest Home, Richmond Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (Agusut 2018)
  • Parkville Care Centre, Walpole Street, Middlesbrough - Good (October 2020)
  • Piper Court, Sycamore Way, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (June 2019)
  • Primrose Court Care Home, Normanby Road, Middlesbrough - This service has not yet been inspected as the provider has changed. Its rating from a previous inspection was Inadequate
  • Primrose Court Nursing Home, South Road, Stockton-on-tees - Requires improvement (September 2020)
  • Real Life Options, Frederick Street, Stockton On Tees - Good (Febrauraty 2018)
  • Real Life Options, Bishopton Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (November 2019)
  • Real Life Options, Darlington Road, Hartburn, Stockton On Tees - Good - February 2020)
  • Reuben Manor, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees - Requires Improvement (December 2019)
  • Riverside & Roseberry Lodge, North Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough - Good (October 2019)
  • RNID Action on Hearing Loss Ransdale House, Caversham Road, Middlesbrough - Good (July 2018)
  • Rosedale Centre, Marske Lane, Bishopsgarth, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (November 2020)
  • Roseleigh Care Home, Lytton Street, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2019)
  • Roseville Care Centre, Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick  - Requires Improvement (November 2020)
  • Roseworth Lodge Care Home, Redhill Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (November 2017)
  • Royal Mencap Society - 50 Belle Vue Grove, Middlesbrough - Good (December 2019)
  • Royal Mencap Society - 51 Bellevue Gallingrove, Middlesbrough - Good (January 2019)
  • Royal Mencap Society - 71 Middleton Avenue, Thornaby - Good (January 2018)
  • Saint John of God Hospitaller Services, Dalby View, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough - Good (February 2020)
  • Saint John of God Hospitaller Services, Sandown Road, Billingham - Good (January 2020)
  • Saxon Lodge, South Road, Norton, Stockton On Tees - Good (December 2019)
  • Spring Gardens, Spring Garden Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough - Good (September 2020)
  • Springwood, Darlington Back Lane, Stockton On Tees - Good (Agusut 2019)
  • St Anne's Community Services - Astbury, Marton Middlesbrough - Good (January 2020)
  • St Judes Residential Care Home Ltd, Breckon Hill Road, Longlands, Middlesbrough  - Good (January 2018)
  • St Mark's Care Home, Hartburn Lane, Stockton-on-tees - Requires Improvement (August 2020)
  • St Mary's Care Home, The Crescent, Middlesbrough - Good (April 2020)
  • Stainton Lodge Care Centre, Stainton Way, Hemlington, Middlesbrough - Good (March 2019)
  • Stainton Way, Hemlington, Middlesbrough - Good (May 2019)
  • Stichell House, The Hospital of God at Greatham, Greatham Hartlepool - Good (November 2017)
  • Stockton Lodge Care Home, Harrowgate Lane, Stockton On Tees - Requires improvement (October 2020)
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council - 1 Lanark Close, Lanark Close, Elm Tree, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (January 2020)
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council - 31 Oak Road, Oak Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (December 2017)
  • Teesdale Lodge Nursing Home, Radcliffe Crescent, Thornaby, Stockton On Tees - Good (November 2020)
  • The Avenue Community Nursing Home, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough - Good (March 2020)
  • The Bridge Care Centre, Lower East Street, Middlehaven, Middlesbrough - Good (September 2019)
  • The Grove, The Grove, Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough - This service has not yet been inspected
  • The Grove and The Courtyard, Marton Road, Middlesbrough - Requires Improvement (November 2019)
  • The Hollies Residential Care Home, Norton Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (September 2019)
  • The Maple Care Home, Dover Road, Stockton on Tees - Good (May 2018)
  • The Meadowgate Centre, Meadowgate, Eston under Nab, Middlesborough - This service has not yet been inspected
  • The Poplars Care Home, Thornaby Road, Thornaby, Stockton On Tees - Good (May 2019)
  • The White House Care Home, Darlington Road, Hartburn, Stockton On Tees - Outstanding (December 2019)
  • Tollesby Hall Nursing Home, Slip In Bank, Ladgate Lane, Hemlington, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2020)
  • Upsall House Residential Home Limited, Swans Corner, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough - Good (May 2019)
  • Victoria House, Park Road North, Middlesbrough - Good (November 2020)
  • Victoria House Nursing Home, Bath Lane, Stockton On Tees - Good (September 2017)
  • Walsingham Support, Greenford Walk, Walsingham, Thorntree, Middlesbrough - Good (August 2017)
  • Wellburn House, Wellburn Road, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees - Good (February 2019)
  • Willow View Care Home, Norton Court, Norton Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (May 2019)
  • Windermere Grange Care Home, Windermere Road, Middlesbrough - Good (February 2020)
  • Windsor Court Residential Home, Windsor Road, Stockton On Tees - Good (October 2018)
  • Windsor Lodge, Bowesfield Lane, Stockton On Tees - Good (March 2020)
  • Woodlands, Church Lane, Acklam, Middlesborough - Outstanding (March 2019)
  • Woodside Grange Care Home, Teddar Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton On Tees - Requires improvement (January 2020) The CQC is currently carrying out a review of this care home
  • Woodside Resource Centre, The Willows, Cavendish RoadMiddlesbrough - Good (February 2020)