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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Moorlands Residential Care Home 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%).
Mrs Michelle Smith & Mr David Hodgson Smith runs Moorlands Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Darlington with room for 19 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people. It is a small home for Darlington, where the median is 40 beds.
Across Darlington, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. 92% of homes in Darlington also score 5. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2018, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in May 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in Darlington. Here is how rating age varies by council.
