Ayresome Court Care Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Nursing homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds43
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
- Last inspected2020-02-26
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Several families have shared how staff create moments of joy even during difficult times, from coordinating special birthday celebrations to ensuring residents feel recognised and valued. The care team's approach to end-of-life support has particularly touched families, who describe compassionate staff who understand when comfort matters most.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity75
- Cleanliness65
- Activities & engagement90
- Food quality60
- Healthcare72
- Management & leadership75
- Resident happiness80
What inspectors found
Inspected 2020-02-26
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The Effective domain was rated Good at the January 2022 inspection. This domain covers training, care planning, healthcare access, and nutrition. The home lists dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment as specialisms, which means staff should hold training relevant to those needs. No specific detail on dementia training content, GP access frequency, or care plan processes is recorded in the available published summary. A Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied with how the home puts knowledge into practice.Is this home caring?
The Caring domain was rated Good at the January 2022 inspection. This domain is where inspectors assess whether staff treat people with dignity, respect their privacy, support their independence, and respond to them as individuals. A Good rating means inspectors were satisfied on these measures. However, the published summary does not include specific observations of staff interactions, quotes from residents about how they feel treated, or examples of dignity in practice. The home provides care for people with a range of conditions, including dementia and mental health conditions, where non-verbal communication and reading emotional cues are particularly important.Is the home responsive?
The Responsive domain was rated Outstanding at the January 2022 inspection. This is the home's strongest result and covers how well the home tailors care and activity to individual people, responds to changing needs, and supports meaningful engagement. An Outstanding rating requires inspectors to find specific, compelling evidence, not just general good intentions. This is particularly significant for a home that supports people living with dementia, physical disabilities, and mental health conditions. The home has maintained this rating while improving from Requires Improvement overall, which suggests the person-centred approach was already strong before other areas were brought up to standard.Is the home well-led?
The Well-led domain was rated Good at the January 2022 inspection. The home is run by Akari Care Limited and has a registered manager and a nominated individual in post. Critically, the home improved from a previous Requires Improvement rating to Good across all domains, which indicates the leadership team identified weaknesses and acted on them effectively. No specific detail on manager tenure, staff culture, governance processes, or how the home handles complaints appears in the available published summary. A Good Well-led rating means inspectors were satisfied that there is a functioning culture of accountability.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home cares for adults both under and over 65 with complex needs including dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. This broad expertise means staff work with residents facing very different challenges. Staff here support residents living with dementia alongside other complex conditions. The team understands how dementia affects each person differently, particularly when combined with physical health needs. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Ayresome Court scores well overall, lifted significantly by an Outstanding rating for responsiveness, which reflects strong evidence of tailored, individual activity and engagement. Scores in cleanliness and food are more cautious because the inspection report provides limited specific detail in those areas.
Homes in North East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Several families have shared how staff create moments of joy even during difficult times, from coordinating special birthday celebrations to ensuring residents feel recognised and valued. The care team's approach to end-of-life support has particularly touched families, who describe compassionate staff who understand when comfort matters most.
What inspectors have recorded
Relatives speak of being welcomed at any hour, with staff providing consistent updates and emotional support throughout their loved one's stay. While some families note that regular carers provide excellent personalised attention, there have been observations about agency staff needing time to get to know residents properly.
How it sits against good practice
If you're looking for specialist nursing care in Yarm, visiting Ayresome Court could help you understand if it's the right fit for your family.
Worth a visit
Ayresome Court, on Green Lane in Yarm, was rated Good overall at its inspection in January 2022, with an Outstanding rating for responsiveness. That is a meaningful result, particularly because the home had previously been rated Requires Improvement and has since improved across every domain. The standout finding is the responsive rating, which tells you inspectors found strong, specific evidence that the people living here are seen and supported as individuals, not treated as a group. The main limitation of this report, for your purposes, is that the published text is brief and does not include inspector observations, resident quotes, or family testimony in the detail that would let you assess staff warmth, food quality, cleanliness, or night-time staffing with confidence. None of that means those things are poor, only that the published summary does not give you enough to go on. When you visit, walk through the home at a mealtime, watch how staff speak to your parent's potential neighbours in the corridor, and ask the manager to show you last week's actual staffing rota, including nights, with permanent and agency names visible.
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In Their Own Words
How Ayresome Court Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where families find comfort through life's final chapter
Ayresome Court – Your Trusted nursing home
When someone you love needs round-the-clock nursing care, finding the right place becomes everything. Ayresome Court in Yarm provides specialist care for adults of all ages, including those with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Families describe how staff here understand that caring goes beyond medical needs — it's about dignity, comfort and keeping loved ones connected.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults both under and over 65 with complex needs including dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. This broad expertise means staff work with residents facing very different challenges.
Staff here support residents living with dementia alongside other complex conditions. The team understands how dementia affects each person differently, particularly when combined with physical health needs.
“If you're looking for specialist nursing care in Yarm, visiting Ayresome Court could help you understand if it's the right fit for your family.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Ayresome Court scores well overall, lifted significantly by an Outstanding rating for responsiveness, which reflects strong evidence of tailored, individual activity and engagement. Scores in cleanliness and food are more cautious because the inspection report provides limited specific detail in those areas.
Homes in North East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Several families have shared how staff create moments of joy even during difficult times, from coordinating special birthday celebrations to ensuring residents feel recognised and valued. The care team's approach to end-of-life support has particularly touched families, who describe compassionate staff who understand when comfort matters most.
What inspectors have recorded
Relatives speak of being welcomed at any hour, with staff providing consistent updates and emotional support throughout their loved one's stay. While some families note that regular carers provide excellent personalised attention, there have been observations about agency staff needing time to get to know residents properly.
How it sits against good practice
If you're looking for specialist nursing care in Yarm, visiting Ayresome Court could help you understand if it's the right fit for your family.
Worth a visit
Ayresome Court, on Green Lane in Yarm, was rated Good overall at its inspection in January 2022, with an Outstanding rating for responsiveness. That is a meaningful result, particularly because the home had previously been rated Requires Improvement and has since improved across every domain. The standout finding is the responsive rating, which tells you inspectors found strong, specific evidence that the people living here are seen and supported as individuals, not treated as a group. The main limitation of this report, for your purposes, is that the published text is brief and does not include inspector observations, resident quotes, or family testimony in the detail that would let you assess staff warmth, food quality, cleanliness, or night-time staffing with confidence. None of that means those things are poor, only that the published summary does not give you enough to go on. When you visit, walk through the home at a mealtime, watch how staff speak to your parent's potential neighbours in the corridor, and ask the manager to show you last week's actual staffing rota, including nights, with permanent and agency names visible.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Ayresome Court Care Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Ayresome Court Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where families find comfort through life's final chapter
Ayresome Court – Your Trusted nursing home
When someone you love needs round-the-clock nursing care, finding the right place becomes everything. Ayresome Court in Yarm provides specialist care for adults of all ages, including those with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Families describe how staff here understand that caring goes beyond medical needs — it's about dignity, comfort and keeping loved ones connected.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults both under and over 65 with complex needs including dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. This broad expertise means staff work with residents facing very different challenges.
Staff here support residents living with dementia alongside other complex conditions. The team understands how dementia affects each person differently, particularly when combined with physical health needs.
Management & ethos
Relatives speak of being welcomed at any hour, with staff providing consistent updates and emotional support throughout their loved one's stay. While some families note that regular carers provide excellent personalised attention, there have been observations about agency staff needing time to get to know residents properly.
“If you're looking for specialist nursing care in Yarm, visiting Ayresome Court could help you understand if it's the right fit for your family.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
