Which care homes in Consett are listed on this page?

Ten providers match this search: Redwell Hills, Grizedale, Greenways Court, Rosemount Home, St Mary's Convent, Anna S Proctor House Care Home, Hampton Manor, River Cottage, Mill House and River View. All are registered as residential care homes. Grizedale and River Cottage hold an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, seven are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement. Each profile opens onto the registration and inspection detail for that home.

How does a residential care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and help with personal care such as washing, dressing and prompting medicines. A nursing home does the same and keeps registered nurses on duty at every hour, so clinical care is delivered on site. That distinction matters where someone needs wound care, injected medicines or careful monitoring of a changing condition. Every home on this page is registered for residential care, so nursing tasks would ordinarily be met by visiting community nurses.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Consett?

Ask how long the manager has been in post and what proportion of staff are permanent rather than agency. Ask what happens when a resident becomes unwell, who contacts the doctor and how relatives are told. Request a recent menu and the activities programme, and ask whether residents choose when to rise and retire. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, ask what the improvement plan sets out and what has already been put right.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Consett?

Contact the adult social care team at Durham County Council and ask for an assessment of care needs. The request may come from the person themselves, from a relative acting with their agreement, or from a hospital or general practice. An assessor will look at health, mobility, daily living and the help family members already provide. The written outcome then guides any care plan and any funded support that follows.

Can Durham County Council pay for a care home placement?

It can contribute where the care needs assessment concludes that residential care is required and the financial assessment shows income and capital below the relevant thresholds. Durham County Council carries out both assessments before agreeing to fund any part of a placement. Where the chosen home costs more than the council would normally pay, a third party top up may be requested. Households with capital above the threshold generally meet the fees themselves to begin with.

How early should families start looking?

Begin while there is still time to look properly rather than waiting for a crisis to set the timetable. Starting early allows several homes to be visited more than once and inspection reports to be read carefully. Rooms in well regarded homes come free unpredictably and waiting lists are common. An early assessment also means any funded support is agreed before a place is actually needed.

Care Homes in Consett

Consett has 10 CQC registered care homes. 7 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement. 7 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Consett at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Consett, to help you judge the options below.

Durham County Council pays, residential care: £857 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392, median £1,369
Care home beds filled across County Durham: 89%. The 12 month average is 88%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 85
People aged 75 and over: 58,300. Rising to 68,700 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 20 changed owner, covering 844 beds.
Who pays, across County Durham (estimate): 51% council, 26% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 7,500. Rising to 9,300 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 14,200. Rising to 20,600 by 2035, up 44%

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Narrowing the field of care homes in Consett

Check the level of care before anything else

Ten homes match this search, and every one of them is registered for residential care. That category covers accommodation, meals and personal care such as washing, dressing, prompting medicines and support to move safely about the building. Nursing on the premises is not part of it. Where a relative already needs wound care, injected medicines, tube feeding or close monitoring of an unstable condition, those tasks would fall to visiting community nurses, so ask each home how it manages that in practice and whether it has taken on similar needs before. Getting this right at the outset matters, because a move made into the wrong sort of setting seldom holds for long.

Reading the ratings properly

Grizedale and River Cottage each hold an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission. Redwell Hills, Greenways Court, Rosemount Home, St Mary's Convent, Hampton Manor, Mill House and River View are rated Good. Anna S Proctor House Care Home is currently rated Requires Improvement. A single rating condenses one inspection into one word, and it says nothing about what has happened since. An Outstanding home may have changed manager; a home rated Requires Improvement may already have addressed the points raised. The report itself is where the useful material sits, because inspectors name the specific areas they judged and set out what they saw on safety, staffing, responsiveness and leadership.

What a visit reveals that no document can

Visit more than once and at different hours, including late afternoon when homes are at their busiest. Notice whether staff greet residents by name, whether people are occupied rather than seated in front of a television, and whether anyone seems to be waiting a long time for help. Ask how long the manager has been in post, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and how many staff have left in the past year. Ask, too, what the home would most like to improve, since an honest answer tells you more than a polished one.

Arranging a placement and meeting the cost

Starting with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support may request a care needs assessment, whatever their means, and the duty to carry one out rests with Durham County Council Adult Social Care. An assessor considers personal care, mobility, nutrition, safety, memory and the support relatives already provide, then records the outcome in writing. That document establishes whether residential care is the appropriate answer or whether support at home could still work, and it is the foundation for any funded placement that follows.

Fees, thresholds and top up payments

A financial assessment is carried out separately, weighing income and capital against the national thresholds. Where someone falls below them, the council contributes towards a placement it has agreed is needed, although a relative may be asked to pay a third party top up if the family chooses a home costing more than the council would ordinarily fund. Above the threshold the fees are met privately, and a fresh assessment can be requested as capital reduces. Weekly charges differ between homes and with the level of support agreed, so ask each for a written breakdown showing what the fee covers and what is billed separately, such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and outings.

10 care homes in Consett

Grizedale · Pont Head Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6EL
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Newlife Care Services Limited
We at Grizedale are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Consett, County Durham, where adults with learning disabilities and autism can truly feel at home. Our specialised residential care is designed around the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Redwell Hills · St. Ives Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd
We at Redwell Hills are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Consett, County Durham, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of community. Nestled within the DH postcode area of the North East, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hampton Manor · Gloucester Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7FA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Arlington Care Group Limited
Hampton Manor is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
River Cottage · 5 Shotley Grove Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8SF
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Interact Care Limited
River Cottage is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
River View · 4 Shotley Grove Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8SF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Interact Care Limited
River View is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the person staying with us has...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Anna S Proctor House Care Home · 23-24 Summerhill, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0NQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Rayson Homes Limited
Anna S Proctor House Care Home is a residential home in Consett, County Durham. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Greenways Court · Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7EE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One No.2 Limited
We are Greenways Court, a residential care home in Consett, County Durham. We look after older people, including those living with dementia, and we take respite bookings for shorter stays. We have kept our focus clear rather than trying to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
St Mary's Convent · Ebchester, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0QD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Order of the Good and Perpetual Succour
St Mary's Convent is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We are a household rather than an institution, and the day here has the ordinary...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Mill House · Barley Mill Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8SE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Interact Care Limited
Mill House is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people with a visual or hearing impairment. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is built around...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rosemount Home · 79 Medomsley Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rosemount Trust
Rosemount Home is a residential care home in Consett, County Durham. We provide a home for older people and we also support some younger adults, along with offering respite stays for those who need a short period of care or whose family...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in County Durham, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369.	£857	£1,331 to £1,392
Nursing care England figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£890	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,458.	Not published separately	£1,268 to £1,548
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Anna S Proctor House Care Home, 3 March 2026, Requires improvement
Hampton Manor, 26 February 2026, Good
River View, 23 December 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Grizedale, 13 September 2017, Outstanding
Greenways Court, 13 February 2019, Good
St Mary's Convent, 5 December 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Consett

How many care homes are there in Consett?

Consett has 10 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Consett?

Durham County Council pays an average of £857 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. North East figure, because too few County Durham homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Consett were inspected most recently?

Anna S Proctor House Care Home (3 March 2026), Hampton Manor (26 February 2026) and River View (23 December 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in County Durham

New 48 bed care home registered with CQC in County Durham: Willowdene Care Home (5 November 2026)

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