Which care homes are listed in Stanley?

Seven residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission appear on this page, including Westerleigh, Beamish Residential Care Home, Dipton Manor Care Home and Stoneleigh Care Home. All are registered for personal care rather than nursing. Vacancies change, so ring to ask before planning visits. Each profile sets out the registration details and the most recent inspection findings.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Stanley?

Ask how care plans are written and how families take part in reviewing them. Ask about staffing overnight and at weekends and about how much agency cover the home relies on. Ask what an ordinary weekday looks like for someone who no longer joins group activities easily. Ask exactly what the weekly fee excludes, and ask for that answer in writing.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home supports people with everyday living, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and company, delivered by care staff. A nursing home provides that same support with registered nurses on site to deliver clinical care. Every home on this page holds residential registration rather than nursing registration. If someone already has a clinical need such as complex wound care or a feeding tube, a nursing home is usually the right place to begin.

Can Durham County Council fund a care home placement?

It may, depending on a financial assessment carried out after care needs have been agreed. Savings and capital above the national threshold mean paying privately, while those below it receive a contribution towards the weekly fee. Property is counted in some situations and disregarded in others, such as where a spouse still lives in it. Ask as well about NHS continuing healthcare, which is decided on health grounds rather than on means.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Stanley?

Contact Durham County Council adult social care and ask for an assessment of need, which you can request for yourself or for a relative acting with their agreement. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of savings. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, mobility, medication and safety, usually at home. The written outcome guides both funding and your search.

How soon should a family begin looking?

Beginning a few months ahead is considerably easier than deciding in a crisis, and in a small field a vacancy at the preferred home may not appear immediately. Both assessments take time to arrange. An early start also allows repeat visits, which reveal far more than a single tour. If a hospital discharge is setting the timetable, ask the ward to involve the discharge team.

Care Homes in Stanley

Stanley has 7 CQC registered care homes. 6 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 5 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Stanley at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Stanley, to help you judge the options below.

Durham County Council pays, residential care: £857 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392, median £1,369
Care home beds filled across County Durham: 89%. The 12 month average is 88%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 85
People aged 75 and over: 58,300. Rising to 68,700 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 20 changed owner, covering 844 beds.
Who pays, across County Durham (estimate): 51% council, 26% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 7,500. Rising to 9,300 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 14,200. Rising to 20,600 by 2035, up 44%

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What a care home in Stanley provides and what to check

The support on offer

A residential care home offers accommodation, meals and support with everyday living, delivered by care staff at all hours. That covers washing, dressing, help with medicines, company and keeping watch over someone no longer safe alone overnight. It does not include clinical care from registered nurses based on site, which is the defining feature of a nursing home. Every home listed here is registered for personal care rather than nursing.

Reading the reports

Six homes here hold a Good rating and one has no rating yet. With a field this size, reading every published report is realistic rather than ambitious. Look at what inspectors said about staffing, about how people spend the day and about how the home responds when someone becomes distressed. For the unrated home, ask how long it has been operating under its current registration and who owns it.

What a visit reveals

Go more than once if you can and vary the hour, since late afternoon is often the most honest time to see a home. Watch whether staff speak to residents in passing rather than only while carrying out a task, and whether anyone sits without a drink within reach. Ask how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover is used.

Getting an assessment and sorting out funding

The assessment of need

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to a free assessment, whatever their income or savings. A practitioner will look at washing, dressing, eating, managing medicines, mobility and safety at home, and at how much a family carer is already absorbing. The written outcome becomes the reference point for comparing homes and the basis for any funding decision.

Who pays

A financial assessment follows. Capital above the national threshold means funding a placement privately, while people below it receive a contribution towards the weekly fee, and a property is disregarded in certain circumstances. Both assessments are arranged through Durham County Council adult social care, which also commissions funded placements and reviews them. Where health needs are substantial, ask about NHS continuing healthcare as well.

Fees in writing

Weekly fees differ between homes and between rooms, shaped by size, whether there is an ensuite and the support required. Ask for a written schedule separating what the fee covers from what is billed on top, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers usually sit outside it. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what happens if savings fall towards the threshold during a stay.

7 care homes in Stanley

Westerleigh · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good
Beamish Residential Care Home · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good
Tanglewood Mews · Stanley, County Durham
Dipton Manor Care Home · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good
Westholme · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good
Benton Care Services · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good
Stoneleigh Care Home · Stanley, County Durham · CQC Good

What care costs in County Durham, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369.	£857	£1,331 to £1,392
Nursing care England figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£890	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,458.	Not published separately	£1,268 to £1,548
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few County Durham 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. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Westerleigh, 22 April 2025, Good
Tanglewood Mews, 18 December 2024, Not yet rated
Stoneleigh Care Home, 10 June 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Benton Care Services Limited, 17 December 2019, Good
Westholme, 8 February 2020, Good
Dipton Manor Care Home, 23 December 2022, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Stanley

How many care homes are there in Stanley?

Stanley has 7 CQC registered care homes: 6 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Stanley?

Durham County Council pays an average of £857 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Stanley were inspected most recently?

Westerleigh (22 April 2025), Tanglewood Mews (18 December 2024) and Stoneleigh Care Home (10 June 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in County Durham

New 48 bed care home registered with CQC in County Durham: Willowdene Care Home (5 November 2026)

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