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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Lindisfarne Ouston is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 7 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Gainford Care Homes Limited, Lindisfarne Ouston is a nursing home in Chester Le Street, County Durham with 57 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
7 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 13 homes run by Gainford Care Homes Limited. 12 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2020. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from March 2017. 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.
