Care Homes in County Durham

Care UK-run residential care home in Barnard Castle town centre. CQC overall rating Good. Verified via CQC register listing and cross-checked against Care UK's own site and Care Choices directory.

Eden House Care Home is a care home in Bishop Auckland.

Appletree Grange Care Home is a care home in Chester-le-Street.

Care UK operated. Luxury 66-bed home arranged over 3 floors in large grounds. CQC rated Good.

Operated by Care UK.

Purpose-built 48-bed home. CQC Good. Run by Elysium Care Limited.

CQC Outstanding rated. Run by SSL Healthcare Ltd.

Operated by Care UK. Phone number varies slightly across directories; this one corroborated by CQC-linked sources.

CQC-regulated (England), last reviewed 2023-07-06. Verified via cqc.org.uk location page, 2026-07-13.

Operated by Mariposa Care Limited. 41-bed purpose-built home.

Verified via CQC (cqc.org.uk/location/1-195336595); operated by HC-One No.2 Limited, 51 beds.

Specific wet-room/hoist accessibility details not independently confirmed beyond standard provider design; recommend verifying directly.

60-bed residential care home in landscaped grounds

Up to 37 residents, includes dementia care

Newly opened (2024/25) 30-room nursing home in Stockton-on-Tees run by Exemplar Health Care, specialising in complex needs. First CQC assessment Feb-Mar 2025, rated Good. Source: cqc.org.uk/location/1-15153678799

Verified via CQC (cqc.org.uk/location/1-128584223); operated by Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC Group), up to 60 residents.

Verified via CQC (cqc.org.uk/location/1-123667343); up to 75 residents. Good in all domains.

Provider: Akari Care Limited. 54-bed home. Verified via CQC registration record.

Provider: Gainford Care Homes Limited. 56-bed home. CQC report published 25 Feb 2025 - Good across all 5 domains. Verified via CQC.

Purpose-built residential and dementia care home registered for up to 74 people, run by Highgate Care Services Ltd.

Briardene Care Home is a care home in Billingham.