Devonshire House
Devonshire House is a care home in Bishop Auckland, run by Devonshire House Care Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in February 2021 (last checked 2 February 2021). It has 25 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Care home without nursing
The Green, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9HW
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 4 September 2019.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 2 February 2021.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 5 years ago (2 February 2021)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (4 September 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 7 years ago (4 September 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (4 September 2019)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 5 years ago (2 February 2021)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from February 2021. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement4 September 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement5 February 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement9 March 2018Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good16 September 2016Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good10 March 2016Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 25
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 17 December 2010
- Local council area
- County Durham
Who runs it
- Provider
- Devonshire House Care Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation