SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 25 good, 8 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The Beeches Nursing and Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 10 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Beeches Nursing and Residential Care Home at a glance
Sunny Okukpolor Humphreys runs The Beeches Nursing and Residential Care Home, a nursing home in Kelloe, County Durham with room for 31 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC last rated the home in June 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in November 2022. Ratings in County Durham are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “safe environments”, one of 8 standards out of 33 scored below good.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Sunny Okukpolor Humphreys runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. The Grange, 2.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in July 2026. 84% of homes in County Durham score the top mark of 5. 10 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
