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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Westholme is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 7 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Aspire Healthcare Limited, Westholme is a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham with 8 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for County Durham, where the median is 40 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from February 2020, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from June 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In County Durham, 29% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 7 homes run by Aspire Healthcare Limited. 7 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
