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. ?
The home changed owner in June 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Run by WT HI OpCo 1 Limited, St Margaret's Care Home is a nursing home in Durham, County Durham with 60 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in County Durham are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
99 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in January 2026. In County Durham, 84% of homes score 5. WT HI OpCo 1 Limited has run the home since June 2026, when it changed owner. WT HI OpCo 1 Limited runs 34 care homes, and 29 of the 32 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 2.7 km away, Hawthorn House is rated Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from February 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2019. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 29% of ratings in County Durham are as old (how rating age varies by council).
