Lambton House
Lambton House is a care home in Houghton Le Spring, run by Lambton House Ltd. CQC rated it Good overall in July 2022 (last checked 9 July 2022). It has 57 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
New Lambton, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne And Wear, DH4 6DE
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 12 February 2020.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 9 July 2022.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 4 years ago (9 July 2022)Is it effective?
Goodrated 4 years ago (9 July 2022)Is it caring?
Goodrated 4 years ago (9 July 2022)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 4 years ago (9 July 2022)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 4 years ago (9 July 2022)
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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 July 2022. 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
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Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement12 February 2020Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement5 July 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement12 February 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good30 September 2016Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement2 September 2015Read 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
- 57
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 24 March 2014
- Local council area
- County Durham
Who runs it
- Provider
- Lambton House Ltd
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation