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County Durham

North East · 215 adult social care services, as assigned to this local authority in CQC's bulk data · all local authorities

146
care homes
5,371
care-home beds
69
homecare & community services
0
rated Inadequate
14
rated Requires improvement
19
not yet rated

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Find care that fits in County Durham Tell us who the care is for and what kind — see the services here registered for those needs.

Ratings mix vs England

Current overall ratings of the 196 rated adult social care locations in County Durham, against all rated adult social care in England — rated locations only in both bars. The 19 local services not yet rated are counted separately above: "Not yet rated" means CQC has not published a rating, usual for recently registered services, and is not a judgement either way. What the ratings mean →

This area (rated)
All England (rated)
OutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequateNot yet rated

Rated below Good (14 services)

Every service in County Durham whose current overall rating is Inadequate or Requires improvement — Inadequate first, ratings verbatim with publication dates.

ServiceOverall rating (published)BedsProvider
Anna S Proctor House Care HomeRequires improvement, published 3 Mar 202614Rayson Homes Limited
Bethany House Care HomeRequires improvement, published 7 Jan 202631Objectquest Limited
Brandon Lodge Care HomeRequires improvement, published 6 Feb 202538Lotus Care Brandon Lodge Limited
Craigarran Care HomeRequires improvement, published 1 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs old44Craigarran Limited
Highlea Care LimitedRequires improvement, published 15 Jan 2026Highlea Care Limited
Kingsway Nursing HomeRequires improvement, published 3 Mar 202642Kingsway Care Home Limited
Middleton Care LimitedRequires improvement, published 9 Dec 2024Middleton Care Limited
Portland Domiciliary ServiceRequires improvement, published 27 Jan 2024Bondcare Willington Limited
Rose LodgeRequires improvement, published 27 Jan 202654MMCG (CCH) (2) Limited
Springfield Lodge Care HomeRequires improvement, published 14 May 202640Ascot Care North East Limited
Tanglewood MewsRequires improvement, published 18 Dec 20247Autism Care UK (4) Limited
The Beeches Nursing and Residential Care HomeRequires improvement, published 25 Jun 202531Sunny Okukpolor Humphreys
The Oaklea Trust (Durham & Northumberland)Requires improvement, published 26 Nov 2024The Oaklea Trust
Yohden Hall Care ComplexRequires improvement, published 5 Jun 202677MMCG (CCH) (2) Limited

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

June 2026 in County Durham

Register movements in the reporting month, from the same data as the national changes digest. Ownership-change flags are a heuristic — a recently deregistered service of the same type at the same postcode — stated honestly, not a legal record of sale.

New registrations (7)

ServiceRegisteredBedsProvider
Beaconsfield Courtlikely ownership change1 Jun 202632HC-One No.2 Limited
Defoe Courtlikely ownership change1 Jun 202641WT HI OpCo 1 Limited
Jack Dormand Care Homelikely ownership change1 Jun 202643WT HI OpCo 1 Limited
Lothian House Care Homelikely ownership change1 Jun 202648WT HI OpCo 1 Limited
St Margaret's Care Homelikely ownership change1 Jun 202660WT HI OpCo 1 Limited
Stoneleigh Care Homelikely ownership change1 Jun 202636WT HI OpCo 1 Limited
Grampian Court1 Jun 202657WT HI OpCo 1 Limited

Deregistrations (9)

ServiceLast rating (published)DeregisteredBeds
Beaconsfield CourtGood, published 13 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old11 Jun 202632
Jack Dormand Care HomeOutstanding, published 19 Oct 202310 Jun 202643
Lothian House Care HomeOutstanding, published 15 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old10 Jun 202648
St Margaret's Care HomeGood, published 11 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old10 Jun 202660
Stoneleigh Care HomeGood, published 10 Jun 2023rating 3+ yrs old10 Jun 202636
Defoe CourtGood, published 22 Sep 2017rating 3+ yrs old10 Jun 202641
Grampian CourtGood, published 31 Aug 202310 Jun 202657
Eboney Home Care LimitedGood, published 29 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old22 Jun 2026
Human Support Group Limited - DurhamGood, published 14 Sep 20235 Jun 2026

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Largest groups operating in County Durham

Brands as recorded by CQC, by active sites in this local authority. Independents (no recorded brand) are not listed.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC