SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
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. ?
Bewick House is a 6-bed residential care home in Darlington, run by Voyage 1 Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Darlington, where the typical home has 40 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in May 2020. Effective and responsive were also Outstanding. Safe, caring and well-led were rated Good. Its previous rating, in July 2017, was Good, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in Darlington. Here is how rating age varies by council.
It is one of 241 homes run by Voyage 1 Limited. 217 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Darlington. 1 other home in Darlington share its tier, “Outstanding”.
