Parklands Nursing Home
- Care home
- 54 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2013
- Seaham, County Durham, North East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
9 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
117 of 136
rated care homes in County Durham are rated Good, like this one.
Parklands Nursing Home: inspection record
Rated Good in April 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 11 November 2020. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Parklands Nursing Home is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care for up to 54 people. The service is all on the ground floor. At the time of the inspection there were 39 people using the service. The provider had 13 bedrooms which they intended to use in a designated area to accommodate people discharged from hospital.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
● The provider and the registered manager had put robust plans in place which ensured people admitted to the service with COVID19 were able to be cared for.
● The provider and the registered manager had reviewed the environment and made decisions on how best to adapt a designated area of the home to minimise the risk of infection. Fire evacuation procedures had been addressed.
● Infection control policies and procedures were in place. Areas of the home were set aside for staff to change PPE. Information was displayed throughout the home to remind staff what PPE they needed to use.
● Suitable arrangements were in place to support relatives visiting people who needed end of life care. Visitors to the home were signposted to the nearest hand washing facilities and had their temperature taken. Hand sanitiser and PPE were also available to visitors.
● We were assured that this service met good infection prevention and control guidelines as a designated care setting.
Further information is in the detailed findings below.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 9 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
- Wendy Dowse
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)4 inspection reports, latest 11 November 2020. 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
- Malhotra Care Homes LimitedBrand: Prestwick Care
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06902590 (opens Companies House)
Malhotra Care Homes Limited runs 11 services, all in the North East. 10 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Malhotra Care Homes Limited
- O Bede House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Sunderland
- O Melton House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Newcastle upon Tyne
- G Abbey Court Good. Care home with nursing, Newcastle upon Tyne
- G Addison Court Good. Care home with nursing, Gateshead
Getting help from Durham 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 Durham County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 03000 267 979
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Durham County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Parklands Nursing Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Parklands Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Parklands Nursing Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 54 beds at Parklands Nursing Home.
- When was Parklands Nursing Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Parklands Nursing Home was published on 27 April 2018.
- Who runs Parklands Nursing Home?
- Parklands Nursing Home is run by Malhotra Care Homes Limited. It runs 11 services, all in the North East.
- What is Parklands Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 27 April 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 513 0150
- Address
- Station Road, Seaham, SR7 0AD Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
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- G Orchard House Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Eastholme Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Lawreth Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Education and Services for People with Autism Limited - 35-37 Portland Avenue Good, 0.4 miles away