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. ?
North Park is one of 30 care homes in Darlington: a 60-bed residential care home in Darlington, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Darlington has 40 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from October 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from March 2021.
175 of Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited’s 198 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. About 1.7 km away, The Avenue is rated Outstanding. Across Darlington, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Darlington.
