Care home · Hull

Country Court

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 16 January 2026 Rated in the last 12 months
Residents and staff in a care home garden Illustrative photo, not of Country Court
Address
North Country Court, Southcoates Lane, Hull, HU9 3TQ
Run by
Pearl Dusk Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
34 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Bianca Marie Thompson
Company check
Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02782831)
Last CQC check
16 Jan 2026
Typical fees Estimated
£1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-115894065

An overview of Country Court

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Country Court is based in Hull, run by Pearl Dusk Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (January 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 59 CQC-registered care homes in and around Kingston upon Hull; 42 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Country Court over the years

Country Court has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 March 2023.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeRequires improvement23 of 71 in Kingston upon Hull, City of
  • EffectiveRequires improvement11 of 71 in Kingston upon Hull, City of
  • CaringGood68 of 71 in Kingston upon Hull, City of
  • ResponsiveGood59 of 71 in Kingston upon Hull, City of
  • Well-ledRequires improvement22 of 71 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Source: CQC, published 16 January 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kingston upon Hull, City of share it.

Likely fees

We estimate Country Court at £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.

Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.

With savings below £23,250, Kingston upon Hull, City of Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

What the ratings tell you

Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.

Across Kingston upon Hull, City of, 23 of 71 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (32%), while 11 of 71 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (15%), while 22 of 71 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (31%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Rating history

  1. Apr 2016 Good
  2. Nov 2018 Good
  3. Feb 2021 Requires improvement
  4. Jul 2021 Requires improvement
  5. Mar 2023 Good
  6. Jun 2024 Requires Improvement
  7. Today Rated in the last 12 months

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Published inspection reports

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 June 2025 by Hull City. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Country Court Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.

Where it is

Ward
Southcoates
Parliamentary constituency
Kingston upon Hull East
Integrated care board
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in HU9 (14)

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Nearby

  • Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Southcoates Medical Centre, 690 m (9 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 650 m (8 min walk)
  • Shop Wharfedale, 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Park John Hadland Park, 630 m (8 min walk)
  • Café Lance's Top Gnosh, 180 m (2 min walk)
  • Place of worship Sacred Heart Church, 110 m (1 min walk)
  • Library Children's library, 990 m (12 min walk)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

Specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Around Hull

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Alexandra Court Care Centre, under 0.5 miles away.

1 of the 23 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Southcoates ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (2 min), a park (8 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Ownership and company checks

Country Court is run by Pearl Dusk Limited (company 02782831), incorporated in 1993, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.

The inspection, summarised

  • Whilst people told us they felt safe, and staff were observed to be kind and respectful, concerns persist around governance, risk management and care planning.
  • However, improvements had been made since the last inspection including better safeguarding oversight and more structured audits.
  • Care plans were person centred and specific, although some risk assessments were generic and not routinely reviewed.
  • One person said, “The staff are all really kind here.

Inspected 21 February 2023; report published 22 March 2023. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

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Country Court in local context

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Kingston upon Hull, City of, 73% of the 71 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2026) is more recent than 93% of care home ratings in Kingston upon Hull, City of.
  • With 34 beds it is larger than 65% of care homes in Kingston upon Hull, City of, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 69% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kingston upon Hull, City of lists 4.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (31% of care homes in Kingston upon Hull, City of are also rated below Good here); Effective (15% of care homes in Kingston upon Hull, City of are also rated below Good here); Well-led (32% of care homes in Kingston upon Hull, City of are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Based on the CQC register for Kingston upon Hull, City of as at Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about Country Court

Which provider runs Country Court?
The registered provider is Pearl Dusk Limited, according to CQC.
How big is Country Court?
Country Court is registered for up to 34 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Is Country Court rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Country Court: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
What are Country Court's fees?
We don't have published prices from Country Court yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,230 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
Is Country Court a registered provider?
Yes. Country Court is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-115894065) and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2026.
Where is Country Court based?
It is at North Country Court, Southcoates Lane, Hull, HU9 3TQ.
What services is Country Court registered for?
Country Court is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
How recent is Country Court's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 16 January 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
Is Country Court registered for dementia care?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.

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