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The Gardens Care Home

Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8LH

Key details

Address
Pondfield Close, Salutation Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8LH
Telephone
01325487777
Care provided
Nursing home
CQC rating
CQC: Requires improvementreport published 26 February 2025
Beds
60
CQC registered since
2010
Operated by
Ascot Care North East Limited
Local authority
Darlington
CQC record
View on cqc.org.uk

How it compares locally

32
registered homes in Darlington
25/29
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
60
beds, local median 41

Specialist care

The Gardens Care Home is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:

Caring for adults under 65 yrsMental health conditionsCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities

About The Gardens Care Home

The Gardens Care Home is a nursing home in Darlington in County Durham (DL3 8LH), run by Ascot Care North East Limited. It is a larger home with 60 beds. As a nursing home, it has registered nurses on duty around the clock, so it can support residents with ongoing medical needs. The home has been registered with the Care Quality Commission since 2010.

The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published February 2025. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 31 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Fees and availability change often, so speak to the home directly and arrange a visit if you can.

Data source and freshness

Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.

Latest detected directory change: updated on 2026-07-22 (Service types).

Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.

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