Darwin Court Care Centre
- Care home
- 112 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2016
- Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
7 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
174 of 231
rated care homes in Staffordshire are rated Good, like this one.
Darwin Court Care Centre: inspection record
Rated Good in September 2019, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 14 September 2019. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Darwin Court Care Centre is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 99 people at the time of the inspection. Darwin Court accommodates up to 112 people across six separate suites, each of which has separate facilities. Each of the six suites has a different specialism including residential care, nursing care, dementia and complex dementia care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 14 September 2019. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Michelle Bywater
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 14 September 2019. 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
- Avery Homes (Nelson) LimitedBrand: Avery
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06655187 (opens Companies House)
Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited runs 17 services in England, 8 of them in the West Midlands. 14 are rated Good or Outstanding and 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited
- G Adelaide Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Bexley, London
- G Albion Court Care Centre Good. Care home with nursing, Birmingham
- G Amarna House Care Home Good. Care home, York, Yorkshire and the Humber
- G Avalon Court Care Centre Good. Care home with nursing, Coventry
Getting help from Staffordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Staffordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 111 8010, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except bank holidays)
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Staffordshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Darwin Court Care Centre provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Darwin Court Care Centre as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Darwin Court Care Centre have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 112 beds at Darwin Court Care Centre.
- When was Darwin Court Care Centre last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Darwin Court Care Centre was published on 14 September 2019.
- Who runs Darwin Court Care Centre?
- Darwin Court Care Centre is run by Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited. It runs 17 services in England, 8 of them in the West Midlands.
- What is Darwin Court Care Centre's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 14 September 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01543 250824
- Website
- www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/care-homes/staffordshire/lichfield/darwin-court/ (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- Wissage Road, Lichfield, WS13 6SP Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Beechfields Nursing Home Limited Requires improvement, 0.1 miles away
- G Hawthorn House Good, 0.2 miles away
- – Stowe Mount Care Home Not yet rated, 0.2 miles away
- – The Spires Not yet rated, 1.5 miles away
- G Rosemary Lodge Good, 1.5 miles away