SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Involving people to manage risksExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 6 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Clervaux Trust is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 1 other home in Darlington.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Clervaux Trust is an independent 3-bed residential care home in Darlington, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Darlington has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2026. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from July 2018. Ratings in Darlington are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
1 of Clervaux Trust Limited’s 1 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Darlington, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2023. That is true of 92% of homes in Darlington.
