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. ?
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. ?
Run by Lifeways Community Care Limited, Unity House is a residential care home in Peterlee, County Durham with 21 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in County Durham has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from March 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in September 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in December 2025. 84% of homes in County Durham score the top mark of 5. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 13 of Lifeways Community Care Limited’s 17 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The Hawthorns, 1.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
