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Lyons Court Care Home

Stones End, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9RE

Goodpublished 23 June 2025, 14 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Lyons Court Care Home on 24 June 2023. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Lyons Court Care Home

7 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. June 2023Requires improvementcurrent ratingdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. April 2021Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. February 2020Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Inspected but not ratedEffective: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated

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  4. November 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. February 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. July 2017Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Inadequate

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  7. January 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. February 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. June 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 16 December 2010.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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