Briardene Care Home
- Care home
- 34 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, North East
Outstanding
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Good to Outstanding.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
3 of 50
rated care homes in Stockton-on-Tees are rated Outstanding, like this one.
Briardene Care Home: inspection record
Rated Outstanding in March 2019, up from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Green Lodge Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Cherry Tree Care Centre Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Primrose Court Nursing Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Saxon Lodge Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Millbeck Good, 0.7 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 22 February 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Briardene Care Home can accommodate up to 34 people across two purpose-built sites. The service provides care for people with complex needs associated with dementia. At the time of this inspection there were 33 people using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
Systems were in place to prevent people, staff and visitors from catching and spreading infections. Checks were made on visitors to the service including temperature, COVID-19 test results and vaccination status.
The home had an infection prevention and control lead who was responsible for sharing best practice with other staff.
The environment was clean and additional cleaning was taking place for surfaces that were touched frequently, such as handrails.
Staff wore PPE correctly throughout the home. There was clear signage on the correct use of PPE and handwashing techniques, and staff had received training in infection prevention and control.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- June Hoggart-MacDonald
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)7 inspection reports, latest 22 February 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Barchester Healthcare Homes LimitedBrand: Barchester Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02849519 (opens Companies House)
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 153 services in England, 14 of them in the North East. 114 are rated Good or Outstanding, 12 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 27 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- O Badgeworth Court Care Centre Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
- O Harton Grange Outstanding. Care home, South Tyneside
- O Lucerne House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Devon, South West
- O Oxford Beaumont Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Oxfordshire, South East
See all 153 services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Getting help from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01642 527764
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Briardene Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Briardene Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Briardene Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 34 beds at Briardene Care Home.
- When was Briardene Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Briardene Care Home was published on 6 March 2019.
- Who runs Briardene Care Home?
- Briardene Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It runs 153 services in England, 14 of them in the North East.
- What is Briardene Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Outstanding, published on 6 March 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01642 530971
- Address
- West Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1DA Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Green Lodge Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Cherry Tree Care Centre Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Primrose Court Nursing Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Saxon Lodge Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Millbeck Good, 0.7 miles away