Poplar Lodge
Wards End, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4JS · County Durham · North East
9 beds · operated by Aspire Healthcare Limited, part of Aspire Care Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 8 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 29 Dec 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 8 of Aspire Healthcare Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. 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 | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Dec 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 12 Oct 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 12 Oct 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 12 Oct 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Dec 2022 |
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 — 7 other locations
Other active services registered to Aspire Healthcare Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Villa | Good3 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Aspire Supported Living | Good20 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Grasmere Lodge | Requires improvement27 May 2025 | Gateshead |
| Milldene Nursing Home | Good6 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Milton Lodge | Good13 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | North Tyneside |
| Parkvale | Good25 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs old | North Tyneside |
| Westholme | Good8 Feb 2020rating 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
- 29 Apr 2014
- Beds
- 9
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-1338836366
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.