Residential care home · County Durham

Grizedale

Pont Head Road, Leadgate, Consett, DH8 6EL

Outstanding SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Good

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CQC rating

Outstanding

Published 6 January 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

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?Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

Earlier ratings ?

September 2017GoodSECRW
June 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in County Durham

Grizedale is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in County Durham. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

Outstanding 9 (6%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (8%)
Good 100 (70%)
Good, with an area to improve 8 (6%)
Requires improvement 11 (8%)
Not yet rated 2 (1%)

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Hampton Manor
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Abigail Lodge
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Greenways Court
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Other homes run by Newlife Care Services Limited

3 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 2 Good.

Mountview
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Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
New Ridley Road
Stocksfield, Northumberland · NE43 7EY · Residential care home · 9 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Grizedale in brief

Run by Newlife Care Services Limited, Grizedale is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham with 7 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for County Durham, where the median is 40 beds.

Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Newlife Care Services Limited runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.

CQC last rated the home in January 2023, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in September 2017, was Good, so the home has improved.