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Unit 9&10, Hartlepool, TS25 1PD · Hartlepool · North East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Springfield Home Care Services Limited, part of Springfield Healthcare Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 4 Jun 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 8 of Springfield Home Care Services Limited'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 | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jun 2019 |
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 — 8 other locations
Other active services registered to Springfield Home Care Services Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Court | Good14 May 2025 | South Tyneside |
| Springfield Healthcare (Darlington) | Good23 Nov 2023 | Darlington |
| Springfield Healthcare (Hull) | Good21 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Springfield Healthcare (Leeds & Wakefield) | Good30 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Leeds |
| Springfield Healthcare (Newcastle) | Good12 May 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Springfield Healthcare (North Yorkshire & York) | Good26 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Leeds |
| Springfield Healthcare (Sheffield) | Good3 Nov 2025 | Sheffield |
| Springfield Healthcare (South Tyneside) | Not yet rated | South Tyneside |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 3 Feb 2015
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-1921544015
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.