Goodrated 6 years ago
- Hartlepool, TS27 4QP
- 42 beds
North East
Care homes in County Durham
There are 87 care homes in County Durham registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 2,399 beds.
83 of the 86 with an overall rating from CQC (97%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 1 has no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated it yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026.
Find the right one near you
Search by postcode to see care homes by distance, with a map.
How care homes in County Durham are rated
The 86 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding7 services (8%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good76 services (88%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement3 services (3%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate0 services (0%)
- No overall rating shown1 serviceShow them: no overall rating shown
A service with no overall rating may be new, or CQC may rate the parts of it separately. What the ratings mean.
Care homes in County Durham
Showing 1 to 20 of 87 services.
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Ferryhill, DL17 9HU
- 46 beds
- Requires improvementrated 7 months ago
- Consett, DH8 0NQ
- 14 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Seaham, SR7 7AA
- 48 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Barnard Castle, DL12 8ES
- 32 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Stanley, DH9 6RT
- 21 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Durham, DH1 2SE
- 60 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Hartlepool, TS27 4PB
- 7 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
- Stanley, DH9 0NT
- 13 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
- Peterlee, SR8 3XZ
- 43 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
- Durham, DH6 5AT
- 80 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
- Ferryhill, DL17 0SW
- 6 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AE
- 28 beds
- Goodrated 5 months ago
- Chilton, DL17 0EX
- 40 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
- Bishop Auckland, DL14 6SL
- 45 beds
- Goodrated 2 years ago
- Seaham, SR7 9PG
- 42 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Crook, DL15 0PW
- 4 beds
- Goodrated less than a month ago
- Bishop Auckland, DL13 2NN
- 30 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE17 7PL
- 45 beds
- Goodrated 5 years ago
- Bishop Auckland, DL14 9HW
- 25 beds
Other kinds of care in County Durham
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Care homes in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in County Durham
How many care homes are there in County Durham?
There are 87 care homes in County Durham registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 2,399 beds.
How are care homes in County Durham rated?
83 of the 86 with an overall rating from CQC (97%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 1 has no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated it yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026. In England, CQC gives each service an overall rating: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate, and a rating for each of five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. We show each rating as CQC publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.
How do I choose a care home in County Durham?
Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CQC rating and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.
Who pays for care in County Durham?
It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.
How up to date is this information?
This page uses CQC data as at 13 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.
Choosing care homes
A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. Care homes without nursing do not have a nurse on duty.
Things to check
- Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
- Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
- Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
- Read the latest CQC report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CQC data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
Contains Care Quality Commission data © Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Care Comparison is independent and is not connected to or endorsed by CQC.