Dale Care Durham
10 Whitfield Court, Durham, DH7 8XL · County Durham · North East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Dale Care Limited, part of Clece Care Services
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 23 Mar 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 6 of Dale Care Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Mar 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Dale Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Care - Beechfield Court Extra Care | Requires improvement2 Aug 2024 | Middlesbrough |
| Dale Care - Hartlepool Extra Cares | Good13 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hartlepool |
| Dale Care - Newcastle (Extra Care/Homecare) | Good8 Nov 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Dale Care - Redcar and Cleveland Extra Cares | Good9 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Dale Care - Stockton Home Care | Not yet rated | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Dale Care – Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Redcar Home Care | Good19 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hartlepool |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 5 Nov 2021
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-11952818244
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.