Elderwood

Westmoreland Street, Darlington DL3 0FB
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9.8 66 Reviews
  • Elderwood, Darlington
Anchor’s Elderwood is located at the heart of the community in Darlington.

The home continues to welcome new residents for friendly and comfortable residential and dementia care for up to 40 customers in single en suite rooms. Residents have the benefit of the Elderwood Arms pub area within the home.

Detailed care plans are created for each resident to ensure their changing needs are always met throughout their time at the home. Staff work hard to build strong relationships with customers and receive on-going dementia training to provide the best care for those living at Elderwood.

The home is owned by Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for the over 55s. With more than 60 years of experience as a not-for-profit organisation, the group aims to continually raise standards and exceed expectations by reinvesting money made to improve their services and properties.
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Care Provided by Elderwood

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 40 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1100
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1100

Colleagues at Elderwood will be happy to discuss our weekly fees with you and what our fees include.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Elderwood to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Elderwood to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Contact Elderwood to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

  • Anchor
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Ann Dale (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (40)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)

Visiting

  • Visitors are welcome at Elderwood.

Parking

  • The home have onsite parking, including disabled spaces.

Elderwood Reviews (66)

9.8

Elderwood has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.771) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Elderwood has 66 reviews.

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Review from S Q (Wife of Resident) published on 24 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This 'care home' has been wonderful for my husband - having respite. The staff are very kind and caring. The food is very good and plenty to eat any time of the day. It's a very well run 'care home' with plenty of lovely staff.
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Review from C T (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
On our initial visit, my sister and I found Elderwood very warm, inviting and welcoming and quiet. All staff have eye contact and speak to everyone with a smile, regardless of being a visitor or resident, nothing is too much trouble. Our mother has settled very well and is very positive about living
at Elderwood. We are happy to know she is happy and content and safe.
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Review from Val R (Daughter of Resident) published on 3 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been a resident for over three years. Recently has neede more healthcare. The staff are brilliant, nothing is to much trouble, mum is always clean, well dressed and well cared for. Her room is attractive with all her personal belongings i.e ornaments photos etc. Everywhere is well maintained
a lovely atmosphere.
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Review from Geoffrey W (Son of Resident) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother passed away in January this year having spent 11 years as a resident at Elderwood. In those 11 years, they made Elderwood my mother’s home, treated her with love and respect. She really enjoyed herself, the staff could not have done enough for her. Meals were homemade and always a cuppa offered
when I visited. Mam was always clean and tidy as was her room, a lovely friendly place and I couldn’t praise the staff enough.
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Review from Margaret B (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our mother was resident in Elderwood initially for respite from Dec 2015 following a fall at home. We visited a couple of other homes but from the outset Elderwood felt right. Staff were friendly and helpful and treated not only our Mam but all of us with dignity and respect. When her temporary care
became permanent staff went out of their way to make sure Mam knew they were happy that she was staying with them. We furnished her room from her house and she was able to have her own landline phone. The care was exceptional and we were all confident that our Mam was safe when we left her. She was very happy with the quality and variety of food available. Not only home cooked meals but home baking as well. Our Mam died unexpectedly at the end of August and again all staff were caring and compassionate. We felt they genuinely cared about her as a person and us as a family. I would not hesitate to recommend this company and this care home in particular.
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Review from Ronnie T (Resident) published on 27 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I think everything about Elderwood is excellent. The managers are very helpful, nothing is too much trouble. The only thing I find I have trouble with is the heating system in my room, I find it hard to turn the button on the radiator, but staff assist me with this when I cannot manage.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.771)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.771) out of 10 for Elderwood is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.921 for Elderwood is calculated as follows: ( (155 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 165 Ratings = 4.921
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.85 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Elderwood is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.85
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 registered maximum number of service users is 8, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 12 Nov 2021

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

2 Bed Vacancies

Posted: 05 Jan 2026

We currently have two vacancies for care. Please contact Eastlake directly for more details.

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