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Care home

Holicote

93 Newton Lane, Darlington, DL3 9HH · Darlington · North East

5 beds · operated by Darlington Borough Council

CQC overall rating
Good25 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 6 years old.

Age of rating
6 years old — published 25 Sep 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 2 of Darlington Borough Council's rated homes are Good or better.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

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What it provides

Care home without nursing

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Sep 2019
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Sep 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Sep 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Sep 2019
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Sep 2019

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 1 other location

Other active services registered to Darlington Borough Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Darlington Borough Council In House Home CareGood16 Dec 2023Darlington

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
30 Dec 2010
Beds
5
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-132771847

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.