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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd, Brockwell Court is a nursing home in Consett, County Durham with 75 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in County Durham are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd runs 19 care homes, and 16 of the 19 rated are Good or Outstanding. Grizedale, 1.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2026. In County Durham, 84% of homes score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner.
In March 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.
