Tenlands Care Home

Wood Lane, Ferryhill DL17 8JD
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Tenlands Care Home, Ferryhill – Where Everyone Has a Life Worth Celebrating

A warm welcome awaits at Tenlands Care Home in Ferryhill, County Durham - part of the multi-award-winning Strong Life Care family. Tenlands provides a friendly, inclusive environment where every resident is valued, respected, and supported to live life to the fullest.

The home offers high-quality residential care, dementia care, palliative care, and respite care, all delivered with compassion, dignity, and respect by an experienced and dedicated team. Each resident receives personalised support designed around individual needs, preferences, and life stories, helping them feel truly at home.

Tenlands Care Home proudly embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion, welcoming residents from all cultures, faiths, and backgrounds. Every aspect of the home promotes comfort, confidence, and connection - creating a real sense of belonging for all who live there.

Life at Tenlands is warm and meaningful. Residents enjoy a full programme of engaging activities tailored to their interests, as well as regular community outings. Nutritious, freshly prepared meals are served daily, with menus designed to suit personal tastes and dietary requirements.

Families can feel reassured knowing their loved ones are in safe, caring, and professional hands - supported by a team who take pride in going above and beyond every day.

Tenlands Care Home, Ferryhill brings together award-winning care, community spirit, and inclusivity to create a welcoming home everyone can be proud of - a place where every life is truly worth celebrating.

Care Provided by Tenlands Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

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

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

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

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1050
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1125
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1050
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1125
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Tenlands Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.

Contact Tenlands Care Home 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 Tenlands Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Hall (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 45+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2010
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (40)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (2)

Visiting

  • Tenlands Care Home do not have specific visiting times, however they ask for visits to be avoided during mealtimes as they adopt a 'protective mealtime policy' to further enhance their residents dining experience and further promote nutritional intake.

Parking

  • Tenlands Care Home have a small car park to the rear of their building

9.9

Tenlands Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.935) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tenlands Care Home has 151 reviews.

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Review from Victor T (Sister of Resident) published on 8 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have always found the staff very helpful and pleasant.
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Review from E W (Son of Resident) published on 7 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have no hesitation in recommending Tenlands Care Home to anyone who needs the professional care and support which this facility outstandingly delivers. From the moment my mother entered Tenlands until the present, almost five years, she has been treated with dignity and respect. Although her health
has deteriorated due to her illness, she remains in a positive and good humoured state of mind, in safe and homely surroundings with exceptional hard working staff.
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Review from D T (Resident) published on 30 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are obliging and very helpful in everything, always willing to support me in every way.
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Review from Vivien B (Resident) published on 15 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I enjoy living here at 'Tenlands Care Home'. All of the staff are very good and caring. I enjoy having my nails done and the hairdresser. I also enjoy the guest singers and the and the activity coordinators.
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Review from M W (Wife of Resident) published on 3 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Clean, comfortable, caring. Very good. We celebrate our Golden wedding with the help of the staff they were great, they took photos which we appreciated. Many Thanks to everyone at Tenlands.
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Review from Joyce C (Resident) published on 21 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I took a good while to settle down in Tenlands for I was living on my own in rather a lovely dormer bungalow for over fourteen years and there are around 40 residents here. I lived near the sea at nearby Saltburn and miss the sea air in my garden, plus my good neighbours. The carers are nice, some pleasanter
than others, at times I feel like blowing up. The manageress and staff are all excellent people who do a good job and are very kind. They have given me a lovely room in size, so I can have a lot of my treasured possessions from home with me. They do say I am a very sociable person.
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Review from Denver H (Son of Resident) published on 19 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have found this care home very caring and efficient. They look after my mother very well. They have a good activity co-ordinator. It is very clean and staff are very helpful and supportive. The food is good, residents are always well fed and have a good choice.
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Review from B L (Son of Resident) published on 21 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My dad has been in this care home for some three years after suffering a stroke and is unable to speak now. Therefore, briefly I feel that he is receiving the best care possible.
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Review from Margaret b (Friend of Resident) published on 8 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After losing my mother here last year I decide to still visit the residents I got to know so well. I enjoy coming in and still be friendly with all the staff who make me very welcome. I would strongly recommend this home to anyone who has a loved one who needs care and is contemplating coming into a
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Review from C V (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was in Tendlands for 18 months, from going into the home till she passed away. She was treated with great respect and dignity, enjoyed all meals and lovely snacks. Staff are very dedicated. Home is always spotless. Mam always enjoyed all activities. I was so pleased mam ended her days in such
a loving and caring environment.
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Review from S M (Wife of Resident) published on 26 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband was taken to hospital with pressure sores to his feet and body, an impacted bowel and a severe infection in his system. He was treated and then sent to Tenlands for future care.
They have provided excellent all round care, keeping him clean, tending to his sores and feeding him, ensuring
he was kept hydrated. He is now much improved and ready to interact with the other residents. I cannot speak highly enough of the establishment and staff and I am eternally grateful to them all.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.935)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.935) out of 10 for Tenlands Care Home 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.935 for Tenlands Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (243 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 260 Ratings = 4.935
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tenlands Care Home is based on 22 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 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    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 22 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.

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Awards / Recognitions (13)

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Meet the Team (4)

Sarah

Sarah Hall

Job Title: Registered Home Manager Joined: 2024

I started my journey in care when I was 19 years old as a Care Assistant, and from the very beginning, I knew I had found something I was truly passionate about. Supporting people, building trusting relationships, and helping individuals feel safe, valued, and cared for has always been at the heart of everything I do.


Over the years, I have been fortunate to grow and develop within my career, progressing through roles including Senior Carer, Administrator, Residential Lead, Deputy Manager, and now Home Manager. Each role has shaped me both professionally and personally, and strengthened my belief in delivering care that is not only high quality but also genuinely compassionate and person-centred.


I take great pride in leading teams to provide the best possible support for residents, ensuring their well-being, dignity, and independence are always prioritised. I also value supporting staff to grow in confidence and enjoy their roles, as I believe a happy, supported team creates the best outcomes for those we care for.


I am currently working towards my Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, continuing to develop my skills and knowledge so I can keep making a positive difference every day.

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Kerry Clarkson

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2024

With over 20 years of experience in care, I have always been passionate about supporting people to live with dignity, comfort, and independence. I started my journey as a Care Assistant, gaining valuable hands-on experience and building meaningful connections with those I supported.


As I grew in confidence and knowledge, I became a Senior Care Assistant and later progressed to Deputy Manager. These roles have allowed me to support and guide teams, while ensuring high standards of care are always maintained. I take pride in making a positive difference every day, both for the people in my care and the staff I work alongside.

Dorota

Dorota Piechowiak

Job Title: Regional Manager Joined: 2025

Dorota is an experienced Regional Manager with a strong background in healthcare leadership and operational management, currently overseeing services across Bradford and the North West.


With extensive experience in managing multi-site operations, Dorota works closely with Home Managers to support high standards of care, strong governance, and continuous improvement. Her approach is hands-on, supportive, and focused on enabling teams to deliver safe, compassionate, and person-centred care.


Previously a Home Manager and a qualified General Nurse, Dorota brings a deep understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. Her leadership journey is underpinned by a Level 5 qualification in Management and Leadership, alongside specialist training in investigations, performance improvement, and project management. Dorota is currently further developing her strategic leadership skills by completing a Level 7 NVQ.


Dorota is passionate about creating positive cultures where staff feel supported, and residents feel valued, safe, and respected. Her key strengths include Infection Prevention and Control, Dementia Care, Healthcare Management, and Service Development, combining clinical expertise with strategic oversight to enhance both resident experience and operational efficiency.


Outside of work, Dorota enjoys photography, travelling, and learning new languages, reflecting her curiosity, creativity, and commitment to continuous learning—qualities she also brings into her professional practice.

Jodie

Jodie Hall

Job Title: Administrator Joined: 2024

I’m the Home Administrator at Tenlands Care Home, where I play a key role in ensuring the home runs efficiently, supporting both residents and staff while maintaining high standards of care. I’ve worked in care home administration since 2012, gaining experience across a variety of residential and dementia care settings, so it’s fair to say I’ve seen a bit of everything!

I hold a Level 4 NVQ in Business Leadership and Management and take pride in creating an organised, supportive environment for both residents and staff. Whether it’s solving problems, keeping things on track, or just being someone people can rely on, I enjoy being at the heart of the home’s day-to-day operations.


I was also proud to be shortlisted as a regional finalist in the Great British Care Awards, which was a real highlight and recognition of the work I’m so passionate about.

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