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. ?
The home changed owner in November 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Valdigarth is a 10-bed residential care home in Durham, County Durham, run by KHP Elite Care Ltd. It is registered to care for older people and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40 beds.
KHP Elite Care Ltd has run the home since November 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. In County Durham, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2021. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in November 2019, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In County Durham, 29% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
