Extra Care
The Coulson Centre, Spennymoor, DL16 7RS · County Durham · North East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Durham County Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 2 Feb 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Durham County Council's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Who this service supports
The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Well-led | Good | 2 Feb 2024 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to Durham County Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Shared Lives Scheme1 DL15 9ES | Outstanding16 Dec 2022rating 3+ yrs old | County Durham |
| Hawthorn House | Outstanding3 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs old | County Durham |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 31 May 2011
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-253570847
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.