Essential Care and Support Ltd
North Wing, 2nd Floor, Seaham, SR7 7PR · County Durham · North East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Essential Care & Support Ltd, part of National Care Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 17 Nov 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 2 of Essential Care & Support Ltd's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 May 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 May 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 May 2018 |
| Well-led | Good | 17 Nov 2023 |
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 Essential Care & Support Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeyvale Care Centre | Good11 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | County Durham |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 26 Nov 2010
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-121939982
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.