SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The home changed owner in February 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Acorn Grange is one of 142 care homes in County Durham: a 46-bed residential care home in Ferryhill, run by Manor Care Home Group. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Manor Care Home Group runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Manor Care Home Group has run the home since February 2024, when it changed owner. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from December 2025. In County Durham, 84% of homes score 5. In County Durham, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In May 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in January 2018, was the same.
