Care home · Darlington
Hundens Park
Illustrative photo, not of Hundens Park- Address
- Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1JF
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (237 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 49 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Ana Spataru
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Dec 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-125856184
About this home
Hundens Park in Darlington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2021). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 29 CQC-registered care homes in and around Darlington; 23 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
Hundens Park is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (company 02849519), 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 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 237 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 175 of the 198 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Darlington.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 237 services run by 1 registered provider.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe24 of 29 in Darlington
- Effective24 of 29 in Darlington
- Caring26 of 29 in Darlington
- Responsive24 of 29 in Darlington
- Well-led3 of 29 in Darlington
CQC key question ratings, published 23 March 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Darlington share it.
Ratings over time
- Nov 2015
- Dec 2017
- Mar 2021
- Dec 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 23 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 9 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 23 November 2015
- Inspection report 12 October 2013
- Inspection report 18 January 2013
Map and area details
- Ward
- Stephenson
- Parliamentary constituency
- Darlington
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DL1 (15)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 450 m (6 min walk) · 3 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Darlington, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery Park Place Health Centre, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy J & LC Clark, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Shop Fresh Fayre, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Park 230 m (3 min walk)
- Café Destination Cafe, 800 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship St James the Great, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Library Edward Pease Free Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The inspection, summarised
- Hundens Park is a service providing personal and nursing care for up to 49 older people, some of whom may have dementia.
- We found the following examples of good practice. • Safe arrangements were in place for people to receive visits from health professionals which included checks on their vaccination status and Covid-19 test results.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gloves were available in reception and staff asked people to use these. • There was enough PPE including masks, gloves, aprons and hand sanitiser.
- This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has in place.
Inspected 16 November 2021; report published 15 December 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Darlington, 3 of 29 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (10%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
History with CQC
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
It has gone 5 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 15 December 2021.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Hundens Park at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Darlington Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Lawns Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Stephenson ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (6 min), a park (3 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Hundens Park against its area
- Rated Good. Across Darlington, 86% of the 29 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2021) is more recent than 31% of care home ratings in Darlington.
- With 49 beds it is larger than 56% of care homes in Darlington, where the typical home has 41.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 63% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Darlington lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (17% of care homes in Darlington are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Darlington (Oct 2026).
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near Darlington with recent ratings
- Clervaux TrustSep 2026
- Riverside View Care HomeJul 2025
- Springfield Care Home LimitedAug 2026
Frequently asked about Hundens Park
- Does Hundens Park support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Hundens Park last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 23 March 2021, 5 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does Hundens Park provide?
- Hundens Park is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is Hundens Park based?
- It is at Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1JF.
- Is Hundens Park registered with CQC?
- Hundens Park is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-125856184) and was rated Good overall in March 2021.
- How much does Hundens Park charge?
- Hundens Park hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,095 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Hundens Park score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many beds does Hundens Park have?
- Hundens Park can take up to 49 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs Hundens Park?
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited is the registered provider for Hundens Park.
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