Residential care home · County Durham

Parklands Care Home

New Road, Crook, DL15 8LN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • August 2018GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in County Durham

Parklands Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 99 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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Care homes nearby

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  • West Lodge Care Home
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  • Richmond Court
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Brancepeth Court
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Cosin Lodge
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Parklands Care Home at a glance

Run by Trims Gym Limited, Parklands Care Home is a residential care home in Crook, County Durham with 42 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

In May 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in August 2018, was the same. The typical rating in County Durham is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “consent to care and treatment”.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.