SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
Rydal Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 3 other homes in Darlington.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Rydal Care Home is a 60-bed nursing home in Darlington, run by Minster Care Management Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Darlington are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. 92% of homes in Darlington also score 5. 3 other homes in Darlington share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Darlington Manor, 0.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Minster Care Management Limited runs 27 care homes, and 18 of the 25 rated are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in June 2023. Effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Safe, caring and responsive were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from April 2022.
