Melbury House
Melbury House is a care home in Seaham, run by Broomhouse Care Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in June 2023 (last checked 29 June 2023). It has 34 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
Mount Stewart Street, Dawdon, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7NG
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 29 June 2023.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 3 years ago (29 June 2023)Is it effective?
Goodrated 9 years ago (14 September 2017)Is it caring?
Goodrated 9 years ago (14 September 2017)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 9 years ago (14 September 2017)Is it well-led?
Requires improvementrated 3 years ago (29 June 2023)
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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 June 2023. 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.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Well-led” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Well-led: Requires improvement
CQC checks how well the service is run. It looks at the managers and leaders, the culture, how the service checks and improves its own quality, and whether staff feel able to speak up.
Questions you could ask
- Who is the registered manager, and how can families contact them?
- How do you check the quality of care yourselves?
- How can staff raise worries, and how are they supported when they do?
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.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Mental health needs, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 34
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 3 December 2010
- Local council area
- County Durham
Who runs it
- Provider
- Broomhouse Care Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation