Real Life Options - Darlington Road
- Care home
- 7 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Central Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
42 of 50
rated care homes in Stockton-on-Tees are rated Good, like this one.
Real Life Options - Darlington Road: inspection record
Rated Good in February 2023, 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 24 February 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Real Life Options – Darlington Road is a residential care home providing care and support for up to 7 people with learning and physical disabilities and mental health conditions. There were 7 people living at the home at the time of the inspection.
What inspectors found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right Support: People received the right support with their medicines. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. The policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Right Care: Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it. The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe.
Right Culture: People led inclusive and empowered lives because of the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the management and staff. Staff turnover was low, which supported people to receive consistent care from staff who knew them well.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Carrie Ross
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 24 February 2023. 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
- Real Life OptionsBrand: Real Life Options
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02699638 (opens Companies House)
Real Life Options runs 15 services in England, 8 of them in the North East. 13 are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Real Life Options
- G Real Life Options - 18 Bisley Drive Good. Care home, South Tyneside
- G Real Life Options - 2 Frederick Street Good. Care home, Stockton-on-Tees
- G Real Life Options - 90 Capel Gardens Good. Care home, Harrow, London
- G Real Life Options - 96 Bishopton Road Good. Care home, Stockton-on-Tees
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 Real Life Options - Darlington Road provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Real Life Options - Darlington Road as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Real Life Options - Darlington Road have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 7 beds at Real Life Options - Darlington Road.
- When was Real Life Options - Darlington Road last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Real Life Options - Darlington Road was published on 24 February 2023.
- Who runs Real Life Options - Darlington Road?
- Real Life Options - Darlington Road is run by Real Life Options. It runs 15 services in England, 8 of them in the North East.
- What is Real Life Options - Darlington Road's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 24 February 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01642 806448
- Address
- 54 Darlington Road, Hartburn, Stockton On Tees, TS18 5EW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- O The White House Care Home Outstanding, 0.2 miles away
- G Oxbridge House Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Windsor Court Residential Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Park House Rest Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Edwardian Good, 0.7 miles away