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. ?
The Avenue is a 3-bed residential care home in Darlington, run by John Michael Leitch and Miss Sharon Elizabeth Keelan. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Darlington, where the median is 40 beds.
CQC last rated the home in February 2020, giving it Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. Safe, effective and caring were rated Good. That is up from Good in June 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in Darlington are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Darlington, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2023. That is true of 92% of homes in Darlington. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding.
