Residential care home · County Durham

Unity House

Westcott Road, Peterlee, SR8 5JE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago
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Unity House is a residential care home in Peterlee in County Durham, run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. CQC registers it for 21 places and supports older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2023, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 92% of care homes in County Durham are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago
  • 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

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in County Durham

Unity House is in the Good tier, alongside 98 other homes in County Durham. Of the 140 rated care homes here, 92% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 10 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (8%)
  • Good 99 (69%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 8 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 11 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (2%)

Half of County Durham's ratings are more than 3.7 years old. How tiers work

See all 143 care homes in County Durham →

The provider's other homes

Lifeways Community Care Limited runs 18 care homes registered with CQC: 12 Good, 6 Requires improvement.

  • Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre
    Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gateshead · NE16 3DZ · Nursing home · 36 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Barleycombe
    Sudbury, Suffolk · CO10 9HE · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Bulwell
    Nottingham · NG6 7GH · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Cambridge Park
    Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames · TW1 2JU · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Elm Tree House
    Rochdale · OL12 7PB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Kingdom House
    Sheffield, Rotherham · S13 9WB · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago

All 18 homes run by Lifeways Community Care Limited →

Care homes nearby

  • Peterlee Care Home
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 5JE · Nursing home · 44 beds0.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Grampian Court
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 2NT · Residential care home · 57 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bannatyne Lodge
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 5SB · Nursing home · 50 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Langley House Care Centre
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 4NL · Residential care home · 30 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Hawthorns
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 5UP · Nursing home · 108 beds1.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Jack Dormand Care Home
    Peterlee, County Durham · SR8 4LD · Nursing home · 43 beds1.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago

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