Residential care home · County Durham

Hawthorn House

St Godrics Close, Durham, DH1 5PJ

Outstanding SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago ↑ Up from Good

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CQC rating

Outstanding

Published 3 April 2020 Rated 6 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

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

June 2017GoodSECRW
May 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in County Durham

Hawthorn House 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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Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
Nevilles Court
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Belmont Grange Nursing and Residential Home
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What the data says about Hawthorn House

Run by Durham County Council, Hawthorn House is a residential care home in Durham, County Durham with 10 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40 beds.

CQC last rated the home in April 2020, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Before that, in June 2017, it was rated Good. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 29% of homes in County Durham. Here is how rating age varies by council.

None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. In County Durham, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).