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. ?
Birchwood Court Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 99 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Birchwood Court Residential Care Home
Run by Sanctuary Care Limited, Birchwood Court Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Peterlee, County Durham with 43 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Its CQC rating, from September 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from February 2020.
In County Durham, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from July 2026. 84% of homes in County Durham score the top mark of 5. Jack Dormand Care Home, 3.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Sanctuary Care Limited runs 84 care homes, and 79 of the 83 rated are Good or Outstanding.
