Care Homes in County Durham
Weighing the care homes serving County Durham against one another is a good deal easier when they appear together, which is what this listing sets out to do. Eighty seven residential homes match the search, each of them somewhere a person lives permanently with care staff on the premises rather than somewhere carers call in by arrangement. The inspection picture here is a strong one, with eight homes holding Outstanding, seventy five rated Good, three at Requires Improvement and one not yet rated. Durham County Council is the authority that carries out care needs assessments and decides, through a financial assessment, what funded support someone receives towards the weekly fees. Homes holding Outstanding include Grizedale, Hawthorn House, Eden House and Highview House. Where so many homes are rated well, the inspection reports rather than the ratings will tell you which ones suit your family, so open each profile and read what the inspectors actually recorded.
Choosing the right care home and what to look for
Reading a rating when most are strong
Every home listed is registered with the Care Quality Commission, and each profile carries the rating from its most recent inspection alongside the full report. A rating draws together five judgements covering safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership, which is why two homes both rated Good can feel quite different once you are inside. With the great majority of homes here rated Good or better, the rating alone will not narrow your list, and the report becomes the more useful document. Homes holding Outstanding have been found to exceed what is expected in at least one of those five areas, and the report explains exactly which and why.
What a visit should tell you
Go at a busy hour rather than the quiet slot a home suggests, ideally around a mealtime, and see more than one so you have a genuine comparison. Watch whether staff speak to residents in passing and by name rather than only while carrying out a task, and whether people in communal areas look occupied rather than simply seated. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight, how often agency cover is needed across a month, and how quickly families are told about a fall or a change in health.
Matching the home to the person
County Durham covers a lot of ground, and the practical question of how easily family can visit matters more over time than most people expect at the outset. Check the home is registered for the type of care needed, particularly where dementia support or nursing input is involved, because a second move is difficult for everybody. Ask about trial stays, visiting arrangements, how much furniture a resident may bring, and whether residents can keep their own routines for waking and settling.
Arranging a place and funding it
The care needs assessment
A move into residential care normally follows a care needs assessment, which is free to anyone who appears to need support whatever savings they hold. A practitioner examines how someone manages washing, dressing, eating, medication and moving about, and whether those needs can still be met safely at home. The written outcome records which needs are eligible and becomes the basis for the decisions that follow. Requests go to Durham County Council adult social care, and a relative giving regular unpaid help can ask for a carer's assessment of their own.
Deciding who pays
Being assessed as needing residential care does not by itself mean the council funds it. A financial assessment weighs savings, capital, property and income, and the outcome decides whether the council contributes, whether the cost is shared, or whether the placement is paid for privately. Where needs are chiefly clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare funding may cover the cost instead and is assessed by a separate route. Self funders can still ask the council for advice about choosing a home.
Fees and the extras beyond them
Homes quote a weekly fee covering the room, meals, laundry and personal care, with nursing homes charging more because registered nurses are on duty. Larger rooms and private bathrooms usually carry a premium, while hairdressing, chiropody, outings and some therapies are commonly billed separately. Ask for the fee schedule in writing, check exactly what sits outside it, and find out how often fees are reviewed and what notice of an increase you would be given.
94 care homes in County Durham (showing 1–50)
- Grizedale · Pont Head Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6EL
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Newlife Care Services Limited
We at Grizedale are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Consett, County Durham, where adults with learning disabilities and autism can truly feel at home. Our specialised residential care is designed around the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Westerleigh · Scott Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Akari Care Limited
Westerleigh is a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham. We support a wide range of adults, which is something we think is worth saying plainly, because it means the people living here are not all at the same stage of life or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - West Lodge Care Home · Peases West, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9SY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by West Lodge Care Homes Limited
Here at West Lodge Care Home, we are proud to serve the community of Crook and the wider County Durham area, providing a warm and genuinely homely environment where residents feel safe, valued and very much at ease. We specialise in older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Castle Bank Care Home · 26 Castle Bank, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 4AE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Castlebank Care Home Limited
We at Castle Bank Care Home extend a warm welcome to families exploring residential care in Bishop Auckland. Nestled within the historic market town in County Durham, our home offers a calm and supportive environment where older people can...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Hollyacre Bungalow · Front Street, Durham, County Durham, DH7 6AF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Moorlands Holdings (N.E.) Limited
Hollyacre Bungalow is a small residential home near Durham supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including people living with a physical disability. We also offer respite stays. Being small is the point. A handful of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Lindisfarne CLS Residential · Whitehill Park, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 2EP
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Gainford Care Homes Limited
We at Lindisfarne CLS Residential are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming town of Chester Le Street, County Durham. Our home provides a nurturing environment where older people, adults living with dementia, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Poplar Lodge · Wards End, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 4JS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aspire Healthcare Limited
Poplar Lodge is a residential home in Bishop Auckland supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people living with mental health conditions. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run this as somebody's...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care - Garden Lodge · Maureen Terrace, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited
Ours is a residential care home in Seaham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. It is a house rather than a facility, and the people who live here have their own rooms, their own belongings and a genuine say in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Lumley Residential Home · Hall Lane, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0PW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bondcare Willington Limited
We at Lumley Residential Home are proud to offer warm, person centred residential care in the heart of Crook, County Durham. Set within a welcoming community in the North East, our home provides a comfortable base where older adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Dispensary · Sherburn House, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2SH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Swanton Care & Community (Autism North) Limited
We at The Dispensary are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home set in the historic city of Durham, where personalised support meets a genuine sense of community. Nestled within the DH postcode area of County Durham, our home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Mowbray House · High Hope Street, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Young Foundations Limited
We at Mowbray House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Crook, County Durham, where personalised support meets genuine compassion. Our home provides specialist residential care for adults living...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Crosshill Nursing Home · 2a Paragon Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2NN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rayson Homes Limited
We at Crosshill Nursing Home are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming market town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Our home provides a nurturing environment where older people, younger adults, and those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Redwell Hills · St. Ives Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd
We at Redwell Hills are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Consett, County Durham, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of community. Nestled within the DH postcode area of the North East, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Pelton Grange Care Home · Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 1DD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hill Care 3 Limited
Here at Pelton Grange Care Home in Chester Le Street, County Durham, we provide a warm and genuinely homely environment where the people in our care feel safe, valued and supported to live as independently as possible. We support a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Care Centre · Durham Road, Chilton, County Durham, DL17 0EX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
We at Chilton Care Centre are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming village of Chilton, County Durham. As a dedicated residential care home, we provide a nurturing environment where older people, including those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Elmcroft · 75 Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oswald House Care Home Limited
Here at Elmcroft, we are a care home based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, and we are proud to offer a genuinely homely environment where the people who live with us feel safe, respected and valued every single day. We specialise in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Oswald House · 33 St Oswalds Walk, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oswald House Care Home Limited
Oswald House is a residential care home in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, supporting adults with learning disabilities. This is the home of the people who live in it, and we try to behave like people who are there to help rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Lyons Court Care Home · Stones End, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9RE
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Durham Care Line Limited
Lyons Court is a nursing and residential care home in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. We care for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism, physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Murton Grange · Knaresborough Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 9RQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Swanton Care & Community (Autism North) Limited
We at Murton Grange are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the coastal town of Seaham, County Durham, where thoughtful support meets genuine community spirit. Our home provides specialised residential care for...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Daltons · Dalton le Dale, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Young Foundations Limited
Here at The Daltons, we are a care home based in Seaham, County Durham, and we are proud to support the people who live with us every single day. Our team works across a range of specialisms, including residential care, support for people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Woodham Grange · Burn Lane, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4PJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Here at Woodham Grange, we are proud to be a care home rooted in the heart of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, supporting people to live well and feel genuinely at home with us. We specialise in residential care for younger adults,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Beamish Residential Care Home · Old Vicarage, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6RT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Beamish Residential Care Home Limited
Beamish Residential Care Home is in Stanley, County Durham. We care for older adults and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are a home rather than an institution, and we work at keeping it that way. People here have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Lawreth · 267 Station Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0BG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited
Here at Lawreth, we are a care home based in Seaham, County Durham, offering a warm and genuinely homely environment for the people who live and stay with us. We specialise in residential care, supporting individuals with learning...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Acorn Grange · Vicarage Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 9HU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Manor Care Home Group
Here at Acorn Grange, we are a care home based in Ferryhill, County Durham, and we are proud to offer a genuine home from home for the people who live with us. We support older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Tanglewood Mews · Wylam Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0EJ
Care home · Run by Autism Care UK (4) Limited
Tanglewood Mews is a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham. We support adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, alongside older people needing residential care, and a good deal of our work is with younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Fields Care Home · 123 Low Etherley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0HA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Fields Care Home
We at The Fields Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, where older people can enjoy comfortable, person centred care in familiar and friendly surroundings....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Durham House Residential Care Home · Mains Park Road, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 3PU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Premier Care Homes Limited
Here at Durham House, we are a residential care home based in Chester le Street, County Durham, offering a warm and homely environment where the people in our care are treated with genuine respect and kindness. We support a wide range of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge · Seaton Park, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0HJ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Seaham Care Limited
Stockton Lodge is a care home in Seaham, County Durham, providing both residential and nursing care. We look after older people and younger adults, including many residents living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Birchwood Court Residential Care Home · Seaside Lane, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3XZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Peterlee, County Durham, providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily life, including people living with dementia. We also take respite bookings, either planned in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Langley Park Care Home · Front Street, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9YY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Marton Care Homes Ltd
Langley Park Care Home is a residential care home near Durham, providing older people and younger adults with a comfortable place to live and support close at hand. We run as a household rather than an institution, and the day belongs to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ferndale · 46 St Barbara's Walk, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4AN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oswald House Care Home Limited
Ferndale is a residential care home in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. It is a small home and we run it on the basis that it belongs to the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Parklands Care Home · New Road, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Trims Gym Limited
Parklands Care Home is a residential care home in Crook, County Durham. We are home to older people, including many who are living with dementia, and to younger adults who need residential care. We also offer respite stays for short...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Cosin Lodge · Cambridge Avenue, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0PW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We are a residential home in Crook supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults. The house is run as a household rather than a service. The people who live here have their own rooms and their...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Beaconsfield Court · 112 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at Beaconsfield Court, we are proud to be a care home at the heart of Barnard Castle, a town we think is one of the most welcoming corners of County Durham. We offer a genuinely homely environment where residents feel safe, valued and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lothian House Care Home · Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7SG
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by HC-One Limited
Lothian House is a care home in Spennymoor, County Durham, offering residential and dementia care for older people, along with support for younger adults whose needs are better met in a small and settled household. We are proud that our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Beddell House · Sherburn House, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2SE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sherburn House Charity
Here at Beddell House, we provide residential care for people in the heart of Durham, County Durham, and we take real pride in the community we have built here. Our home supports a wide range of individuals, including older people, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Orchard House · Maureen Terrace, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited
Orchard House is a residential care home in Seaham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We run this as a household rather than a service with bedrooms attached. People choose how...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Dipton Manor Care Home · Front Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9BP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dipton Care Home Limited
Dipton Manor Care Home is in Stanley in County Durham. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period. We want...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Bowburn Care Centre · Durham Road, Durham, County Durham, DH6 5AT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
Here at Bowburn Care Centre, we provide residential care for people living in and around Durham, County Durham. Our home supports a wide range of needs, including dementia care, mental health support, care for those living with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Nevilles Court · Darlington Road, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4JX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Durham Care Line Limited
We at Nevilles Court are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Durham, providing a warm and supportive home for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities across County Durham and the wider...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Broom Lodge · Cleveland View, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0SW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Action for Care Limited
We are a residential home in Ferryhill supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults. The house is run as a household rather than a service. Everyone has their own room and their own things, and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lambton House · New Lambton, Houghton Le Spring, County Durham, DH4 6DE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lambton House Ltd
Lambton House is a care home in Houghton le Spring. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Woodham Lodge · Burn Lane, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4PJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
At Woodham Lodge, we provide residential care for a range of people in the heart of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. Our home supports older people, younger adults, and individuals with learning disabilities or autism, and we also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Westholme · 61 Station Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0JP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aspire Healthcare Limited
Westholme is a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run the house the way a home runs rather than the way a service does....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Springfield Lodge Care Home · North Street, West Rainton, County Durham, DH4 6NU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ascot Care North East Limited
We are Springfield Lodge at West Rainton, a residential care home caring for older people, including many living with dementia and people with a physical disability. What we provide is residential care rather than nursing care, and we are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Tenlands Care Home · Wood Lane, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Strong Life Care (Tenlands) Limited
Tenlands is a residential care home in Ferryhill, County Durham. We support older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Younger adults whose needs are best...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - St Aidan Lodge Residential Care Home · Front Street, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5BL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ideal Care (North) Limited
We at St Aidan Lodge Residential Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Durham, where older people receive compassionate support in a setting that truly feels like home. Nestled within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Devonshire House · The Green, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9HW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Devonshire House Care Limited
Devonshire House is a residential care home in Bishop Auckland. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Resolve · Low House, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8AW
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Resolve (Care Northern) Limited
Here at Resolve, we are proud to be a care home based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, offering a warm and supportive environment for the people who live with us. We specialise in residential care, supporting adults with learning...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Hampton Manor · Gloucester Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7FA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Arlington Care Group Limited
Hampton Manor is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
What care costs in North East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 13 North East homes. Median £1,369. | Varies by council | £1,331 to £1,392 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few North East homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | Varies by council | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 14 North East homes. Median £1,458. | Not published separately | £1,268 to £1,548 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North East homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
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