SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
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: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Strong Life Care (Tenlands) Limited runs Tenlands Care Home, a residential care home in Ferryhill, County Durham with room for 40 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is down from Outstanding in October 2018. Ratings in County Durham are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.
The home changed owner in October 2024. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. In County Durham, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The nearest home with a higher rating is Highview House (Outstanding), 3.7 km away.
