The Gardens Care Home
Pondfield Close, Darlington, DL3 8LH · Darlington · North East
60 beds · operated by Ascot Care North East Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 2 of this operator's 2 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement26 Feb 2025Well-ledRequires improvement26 Feb 2025
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 2 of Ascot Care North East Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2018 |
| Responsive | Good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 26 Feb 2025 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 1 other location
Other active services registered to Ascot Care North East Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Lodge Care Home | Requires improvement14 May 2026 | County Durham |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 18 Nov 2010
- Beds
- 60
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-116984518
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.