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. ?
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 99 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Seaham Care Limited runs Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge, a nursing home in Seaham, County Durham with room for 39 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 99 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 2 of Seaham Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2023. Its rating before that, in September 2018, was the same.
