Staff at the Grizedale care home in Consett are celebrating on two fronts - the home has been rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and it's also "never experienced" Covid-19 during the pandemic.
The care home - which looks after seven people with learning disabilities - is one of just a handful to have been awarded the top rating in recent months. The inspection report - published in January following visits in September and October 2022 - highlights how the home has "an ethos of always striving for excellence".
The report also contains feedback from residents and their relatives, who are said to have reported that "staff excelled". The inspectors continue: "This had led to people having exceptional experiences. People had become integral to the community and were welcomed to local community events. 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."
