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?★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. ?
River Cottage is a 3-bed residential care home in Consett, County Durham, run by Interact Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and children. The typical home in County Durham has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Interact Care Limited runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in February 2020. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. That matches its previous rating, from May 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In County Durham, 29% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
