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 Order of the Good and Perpetual Succour runs St Mary's Convent, a residential care home in Consett, County Durham with room for 18 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults. It is a small home for County Durham, where the median is 40 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. River Cottage, 3.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
In December 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from July 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).
