Dalby Court Residential Care Home

1 Dalby Court, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 0XE
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9.5 92 Reviews
  • Dalby Court Residential Care Home, Middlesbrough
Dalby Court has a very warm, family feel the moment you walk through the door. The team, some of whom have been there for over 10 and even 15 years, provide residential, dementia and respite care, which can be booked in advance.

The team follow Sanctuary Care’s Enriching Lives Framework, based on the six senses people need to be truly happy and fulfilled – a sense of security, achievement, belonging, continuity, significance and purpose. They work closely with residents, to help them to achieve their goals.

Activities are a huge part of life in the home. The maintenance man is part of a male voice chair so, inspired by some of the residents who shared his passion for music, he started the home’s own choir!

There is a salon for those who like a spot of pampering, and the home, which is run by leading not-for-profit care provider Sanctuary Care, has its own bar, the Coulby Inn. Residents enjoy games and quizzes with their favourite tipple. The room can also be used for private family celebrations.

The beautiful, large gardens are the perfect spot to relax with loved ones, who are welcome to visit at any time. Surrounded by wheelchair- friendly pathways, they are bursting with flowers and have a central water feature.

The residents enjoy afternoon tea in the gardens, with home-baked cakes served daily. And all the food is home-cooked by the home’s chef, who makes everything from roast dinners with all the trimmings, to the residents’ firm favourite – fish and chip Friday! The residents are also involved in their ‘Grow Your Own Way’ project, nurturing produce from seed, which will be used by the chef!

And there are so many other activities to enjoy, from musical performances and animal visits, to community trips, church services, gentle exercise sessions and gardening.

There are relaxing lounges and dining rooms, as well as a quiet lounge and conservatory and spacious, beautifully decorated bedrooms.

Care Provided by Dalby Court Residential Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 66 Service Users
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Autism/ASD
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Epilepsy
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Diane Maughan (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Social Worker
    • Ages 55+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (60)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2015

Funding & Fees Guide for Dalby Court Residential Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,087
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,087
  • Our weekly fees are individual to each of our residents and are subject to a pre-admission assessment, which is required to understand the level of care and support needed. Our 2025 weekly care fees for residential care start from £1087 but may be in the region of 30% more*. This depends on your care needs and the type of bedroom that is right for you, from our standard rooms through to our premium bedroom options.


    *If you require more specialist care such as 1-2-1 support, your weekly fee could be higher.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Dalby Court Residential Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting
  • Car park onsite


Dalby Court Residential Care Home Reviews (92)

Total of 92, showing 81-92
9.5

Dalby Court Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.462) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Dalby Court Residential Care Home has 92 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall pleased with the care and facilities.

Reply from Ruth Brown, Senior Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Thank you for your kind review of Dalby Court, Lynn.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't praise the care staff enough. They are very caring and they look after the individual resident's needs. The residents are kept clean and tidy and the laundry staff are exceptionally good. The management team, senior carers, assistant manager and manager are all very experienced people and know
exactly what they are doing. There have been a couple of minor queries over the last 2 1/4 years but each time they have been resolved instantly.
Try as I might I can't think of anything negative to say about Dalby Court.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Peter, thank you so much for your wonderful feedback - it truly is invaluable to our team and to our potential residents and their families. Best wishes, Fae.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I found the care home to be well run - the care staff were very caring, sympathetic and helpful.
The care home was kept clean and the laundry service was good.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Julie, thank you for your kind words about our home, I will be sure to pass them onto the team. Best wishes, Fae.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Can't thank Dalby Court staff enough for the great care they gave to my mother. Staff are very friendly and helpful and very quick to respond when needed.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Yvonne, thank you so much for your kind words. I will be sure to pass your feedback onto the team at Dalby Court. Best wishes,


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Mum seems happy and appears to be receiving good care.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Paul, thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team at the home. Best wishes, Fae


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The care given by the home is very good. They have looked after my Mother in Law in the best way they can, given her stage of dementia, which has been difficult. They can sometimes be very busy and on occasion, her bed could have been made more comfortable, but we do appreciate the carers were very
busy at the time.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Frances, thank you for your kind words about our home and the care our team provide. I will pass your comments onto Diane, but please do not hesitate to speak with her or any of the team if you have any queries at all. Best wishes, Fae.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Only a short visit but very impressed with the caring staff.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Thank you for your feedback - it really is invaluable to our team. Best wishes, Fae


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Found the staff very caring and helpful. Attention if one needed it. Comfortable accommodation. Catering all one required. Meals tasty.

Reply from Fae Doherty, Marketing Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Dear Margaret,
Thank you for your lovely feedback. Our team strive to provide the best personalised care for our residents, so it is wonderful to hear that this does not go unnoticed. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team at Dalby Court.
Best wishes
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My biggest issue with the home is the food. I don't think that there is enough fruit and vegetables. We have lost some clothes.
The staff are wonderful, helpful and caring. I am overall happy with the home. My mams room is lovely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

No problems at all - and I will be going in again.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I was very upset when I had to come into a care home.
There is nothing like your own home.
But now I feel like the staff are like my friends.
Also, they care for me when I am ill.
Someone I can rely on and go to anytime.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

In general, the home is great and what makes it is the staff. They are brilliant and mum loves most of them. Sometimes the volume of staff is too low causing mum to only shower once a week which is not good. I visit regularly and have never seen poor treatment of any of the residents only sometimes
slow treatment due to staffing. Entertainment member of staff is BRILLIANT.

Reply from Kate Yates, PR Officer at Dalby Court Residential Care Home

Home manager Diane Maughan said: “Thank you for your review and lovely comments about our team. We have the correct ratios of staff to care for our residents and regularly offer support with showers. We try to ensure we rota staff according to residents’ preferences where possible, but occasionally if a member of staff whom a resident prefers isn’t available they may, despite our encouragement choose not to have a shower and we must respect their wishes. If you would like to speak to me at all about this please don’t hesitate to come and see me.”


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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.462)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.462) out of 10 for Dalby Court Residential Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.462 for Dalby Court Residential Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (187 Excellents x 5) + (93 Goods x 4) + (27 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 314 Ratings = 4.462

  • b) 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 Dalby Court Residential Care Home is based on 26 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 66 registered maximum number of service users is 13.2, which has been reached with 26 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 12 Dec 2023

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  • 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.

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Meet the Team (5)

Diane

Diane Maughan

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 1996

Home Manager Diane has provided high-quality care and support at Dalby Court for over 25 years and is passionate about enriching the lives of her residents each and every day.


Ged

Ged Kyle

Job Title: Maintenance Operative

Our amazing maintenance man Ged has worked at Dalby Court since it was built!


He has the voice of an angel and loves spending time singing with our residents.


"So many of them will know all the words – it just comes naturally to them,” he says.


“It’s fantastic therapy – I like to think that when I’m older people will be singing with me and encouraging me to sing. The staff love to get involved and it’s just very natural. I get such tremendous pleasure from it.”


Charlotte

Charlotte Atkinson

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2010

I have worked at Dalby Court for 13 years. I like working at Dalby because I like to look after the residents and ensure their day-to-day needs are met.


Kerry

Kerry Jones

Job Title: Activities Coordinator

Joined: 2016

I love working at Dalby Court as our activities lead because I enjoy being with our residents and have a good rapport with them, they are like my family.


Carol

Carol Steel

Job Title: Ancillary Lead

Joined: 2003

Carol has worked with us at Dalby Court for over two decades now! She likes working as one team with her colleagues and making her residents smile each and every day.