How do I arrange a care needs assessment in the North East?

Contact the local authority adult social care team covering the area where the person lives and ask for a care needs assessment. The assessment is free and open to anyone who may need support, and it can be requested by the person themselves, a family member or a professional such as a GP. A social worker or assessor will look at daily tasks, safety at home, and any health conditions that affect independence. If the situation is urgent, for example following a hospital admission, the assessment can often be arranged more quickly.

Can the local authority pay for a care home placement in the North East?

Yes, the local authority can fund all or part of a placement if the care needs assessment shows residential care is required and the financial assessment shows the person's capital falls below the relevant threshold. Those with savings and assets above the upper limit are usually expected to pay the full fee themselves. Property may be included in the financial assessment, though there are disregards in certain circumstances such as when a spouse still lives there. It is also worth checking eligibility for NHS funded nursing care or NHS Continuing Healthcare where health needs are significant.

Which residential care homes are available in the North East?

There are 460 residential care homes listed across the North East on Care Assura, ranging from small homes to larger providers. Examples include West Lodge Care Home, Castle Bank Care Home, Pelton Grange Care Home, Murton Grange, Cramlington House and Bewick House, which currently holds an Outstanding CQC rating. You can filter the directory by rating and location to narrow down a shortlist. Each provider page shows the CQC rating and type of service so you can compare options side by side.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides personal care such as help with washing, dressing, medication prompts and meals, delivered by trained care staff. A nursing home offers all of that plus round the clock nursing care from registered nurses, which is needed when someone has ongoing medical needs such as complex wound care, tube feeding or advanced frailty. Some homes are dual registered and offer both, which can help avoid a future move if needs change. A care needs assessment will help identify which type of setting is appropriate.

How far in advance should I start looking for a care home in the North East?

Where possible, start looking several weeks or even months ahead so there is time to visit, compare and make a considered choice. In practice, many families begin the search under pressure, often around a hospital discharge, and homes in the North East will do their best to respond quickly. Even with limited time, try to visit at least two or three homes before committing. Popular homes may have waiting lists, so a shortlist gives you a fallback if your first choice cannot offer a place straight away.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in the North East?

Ask how staffing levels are set day and night, how care plans are reviewed, and how the home communicates with families about changes in health. Enquire about activities, mealtime choices, visiting arrangements and how the home supports residents to keep in touch with the local community. It is also fair to ask about fee reviews, what is and is not included in the weekly cost, and how the home manages end of life care. Notice the atmosphere too, as the feel of a home often tells you as much as the answers themselves.

Care Homes in the North East

The North East has 470 CQC registered care homes. 398 are rated Good, 27 Outstanding, 25 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 19 have not yet been rated. 303 of the 470 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

North East at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people across North East, adding up every council in the region.

What self-funders are typically asked, residential care: £1,331 to £1,392 a week. Middle half of prices from 13 North East homes. Median £1,369.
Care home beds filled across North East: 88%
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 85
People aged 75 and over: 284,000. Rising to 341,000 by 2035, up 20%
Care homes, last 12 months: 6 opened, 5 closed. 55 changed owner, covering 2,255 beds.
Who pays, across North East (estimate): 52% council, 27% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 37,000. Rising to 46,000 by 2035, up 25%
People aged 85 and over: 72,000. Rising to 103,000 by 2035, up 43%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Arranging and funding a care home place in the North East

Moving into residential care is rarely a decision made in isolation. It usually follows a change in health, a hospital stay, or the quiet realisation that daily life at home has become harder to manage safely. Across the North East there are 460 residential care homes to consider, and the practical steps below can help families move forward with a clearer plan.

Starting with a care needs assessment

The first port of call is a care needs assessment, arranged through the local authority social care team. The assessment looks at how someone manages personal care, mobility, medication and mealtimes, and whether the risks at home can be reduced by other means before residential care is agreed as the right step. It is free of charge and open to anyone who appears to need support, regardless of income. If a hospital discharge is involved, the assessment may be arranged more quickly through the ward team.

How costs are worked out

Once needs are agreed, a separate financial assessment looks at savings, income and property to decide whether the placement is self funded, part funded, or funded by the local authority. In England, people with capital above the upper threshold generally pay the full fee, while those below it may receive contributions. Weekly fees in the North East vary between homes and depend on the level of care required, the type of room, and whether nursing input is needed. It is worth asking each home for a written breakdown so you can compare like with like.

Nursing input and continuing healthcare

Some residents qualify for NHS funded nursing care or, in cases of complex health need, NHS Continuing Healthcare. These are assessed separately from local authority support and can significantly change what a family pays out of pocket.

Choosing the right care home in the North East

With 460 residential settings across the region, from small family run houses to larger purpose built homes, there is real variety to work through. CQC ratings across the North East include Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, and homes that are not yet rated. Bewick House, for example, currently holds an Outstanding rating, while many homes such as West Lodge Care Home, Pelton Grange Care Home, Murton Grange and Cramlington House are rated Good. A small number, including The Ferns Care Home and Seaton Hall Residential Home, are rated Requires Improvement, which means the provider has areas to address but is being monitored.

Reading CQC reports properly

An overall rating is a useful shortcut, but the detail matters more. Read the five key questions in the report, safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and pay attention to how recently the inspection took place. A Requires Improvement rating followed by a strong action plan can sometimes reflect a home that is turning a corner, while an older Good rating may be due a fresh look.

Visiting in person

A visit tells you things a report cannot. Notice how staff speak to residents, whether call bells are answered promptly, how mealtimes feel, and whether the communal areas are being used. Ask to see a sample activities programme and a sample room. If possible, visit twice, once by appointment and once informally, so you get a rounded picture.

Matching the home to the person

Think about location for visiting family, the size of the home, whether specialist support is available for conditions such as dementia, and how end of life care is handled. A shortlist of three or four homes usually gives enough comparison without becoming overwhelming.

470 care homes in the North East (showing 1–50)

Riverway Lodge · Radcliffe Crescent, Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6BS
Care home · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Riverway Lodge is a residential care home in Stockton on Tees, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with mental health needs and people who have a physical disability. We are a house where people live rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bede Close · 4 Bede Close, Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 9ES
Care home · Run by Milewood Healthcare Ltd
Bede Close is a care home in Stockton on Tees, offering residential care to older people and to younger adults, including those living with a learning disability and those who are autistic. We think of this as somebody's home first and a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Stoneleigh Care Home · Durham Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7XH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Stoneleigh Care Home is a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hemlington House · 22 Corporal Roberts Close, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS8 9SP
Care home · Run by Milewood Healthcare Ltd
Hemlington House is a residential care home in Middlesbrough. We support adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, alongside older people needing residential care, and much of our work is with younger adults. Support here...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Alexandra House · Havelock Terrace, Gateshead, Gateshead, NE8 1QU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Akari Care Limited
Alexandra House is a residential care home in Gateshead. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Denecroft Residential Care Home · 200 Newburn Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 9AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sunny Okukpolor Humphreys
Denecroft Residential Care Home is a care home in Newcastle upon Tyne. We provide a home for older people and we also offer respite stays, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help somebody find their feet again after a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
The Avenue · 72 Bates Avenue, Darlington, Darlington, DL3 0TU
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by John Michael Leitch and Miss Sharon Elizabeth Keelan
The Avenue is a residential care home in Darlington. Those living here include older people and adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We treat this as where people live rather than where they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, 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
Springfield Care Home · Bunker Hill, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 4TN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Springfield Care Sunderland Limited
Springfield Care Home is a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, in the Sunderland area. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Lodge Care Home · Farnham Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE34 0JR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Marton Care Ltd
The Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in South Shields. We provide a home for older people, including many living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults and offer respite stays for shorter periods of care. We would...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Highfield (Stockton) · Highfield Care Centre, Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, TS15 9XH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Highfield is a residential care home in Yarm, in the Stockton area. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we also support some younger adults and offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Jervaulx Road · 17 Jervaulx Road, Saltburn By The Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, TS12 2NL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Jervaulx Road in Saltburn By The Sea is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, alongside older people, and we also offer respite stays. Because people tend to live here for years, we run the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Benton Care Services · 4 Benton Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0NT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Benton Care Services Limited
We are a residential care home in Stanley, County Durham. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, adults living with a mental health condition and people living with dementia. Many of the people here are younger...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Burn Brae Lodge · Prospect Hill, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5RU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bridge Care Residential Limited
Burn Brae Lodge is a residential care home in Corbridge, Northumberland. We look after older people who need help through the day, including a good number living with dementia, and we take respite bookings as well as permanent places....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Moordale Court · 4 Moordale Court, Saltburn By The Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, TS12 3DX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Moordale Court Company Limited
Moordale Court is a residential care home in Saltburn by the Sea, in Redcar and Cleveland. We support older adults who need help through the day and adults with a learning disability, including autistic adults and younger adults. Respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Holly House Care Home · Albany Way, Washington, Sunderland, NE37 1BJ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Holly House Care Limited
Holly House Care Home is a residential care home in Washington, in Sunderland. We look after older people who need help through the day, including many living with dementia, people who have managed a mental health condition for years, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Comfort House · Middlegate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 5AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Akari Care Limited
Comfort House is a residential care home in Newcastle upon Tyne. We look after older people who can no longer manage at home alone, including a good many living with dementia, and some younger adults. Respite stays are available as well as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Clifton House Residential Care Home · 94-96 Clifton Avenue, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS26 9QP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Finest Care Limited
Clifton House Residential Care Home is in Hartlepool. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Grange Lea Care Home · North Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE20 9UT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Grange Lea Ltd
Grange Lea Care Home provides residential care for older people, with respite stays available alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us because managing at home had become hard work, and what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Melbury House · Mount Stewart Street, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7NG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Broomhouse Care Limited
Melbury House is a residential care home in Seaham. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Archers Court · Archer Road, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Indigo Care Services Limited
Archers Court in Sunderland provides both nursing and residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults. Respite stays are available too. Having both kinds of care under one...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Glenholme Residential Care Home · 4 Park Avenue, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR6 9PU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited
Glenholme Residential Care Home is in Sunderland. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Old Vicarage · 168 Durham Road, Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0DZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Saint John of God Hospitaller Services
The Old Vicarage is a residential care home in Stockton on Tees supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. We run this as a household rather than a service with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Evergreen Court · Saltersgill Avenue, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS4 3LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hornby Healthcare Limited
Evergreen Court is a residential care home in Middlesbrough. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Manor Care Home · Hollin Hill Road, Washington, Sunderland, NE37 2DP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St. Martin's Care Limited
Washington Manor Care Home is a residential care home in Washington, in Sunderland. We look after older people who can no longer manage at home alone, including a good many living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Ella McCambridge · Winslow Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 3QP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Manor Care Home Group
Ella McCambridge is a residential care home in Newcastle upon Tyne, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than simply managed well....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
S E L F - 14 Park View · 14 Park View, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 9JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by S.E.L.F. (North East) Limited
We are a residential care home at Park View in Houghton Le Spring, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays. The scale is the point. Few...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Everlasting Care @ The Presbytery · St. Bernadette Presbytery, Wallsend, North Tyneside, NE28 8AE
Care home · Run by Everlasting Care Ltd
Everlasting Care at The Presbytery is a residential care home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, supporting younger adults, including people with a learning disability, autistic people and people who have a physical disability. This is a house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Court · 22 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR2 7QG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by North East Autism Society
The Court is a residential care home in Sunderland, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We treat this as where people live rather than where they have been placed. People arrange...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Holly House · Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 8DA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited
Holly House is a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We are deliberately small. That means quiet attention rather than scale: somebody...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Riverside Place · Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, Gateshead, NE8 2EX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Paramount Care (Easington) Limited
Riverside Place is a residential care home in Gateshead. We are home to older people and to younger adults, and we support people managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays, whether as a planned break for a family carer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Park House · 150 Park Lane, Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland, TS14 6EP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One No.2 Limited
Park House is a residential care home in Guisborough. We provide care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people with sight or hearing loss. Respite stays...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Riverside View Care Home · Hutton Avenue, Darlington, Darlington, DL1 2AQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Marton Care Ltd
Riverside View Care Home is in Darlington. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and those with physical disabilities. Respite stays are available. We aim to run a household...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Mews · 336 Cowpen Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5ND
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
The Mews is a care home in Blyth, Northumberland. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, mostly younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. The question we ask...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Longlast · Thorpe Road, Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3LB
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Annfield Care Limited
Longlast is a care home in Stockton on Tees. We provide residential care for adults, mainly younger adults, including people with a learning disability, autistic people, people with a physical disability and people managing a mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Crofton Court · Edward Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1DW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Akari Care Limited
Crofton Court is a care home in Blyth, Northumberland. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, we support people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Moving into a care home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Connie Lewcock Resource Centre · West Denton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7LQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
The Connie Lewcock Resource Centre provides residential care in Newcastle Upon Tyne for older people and for younger adults who need support with everyday living, along with shorter respite stays. We are a straightforward sort of place....
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
Derwent Care Home · Low Westwood, Newcastle Upon Tyne, County Durham, NE17 7PL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mariposa Care Group Limited
Derwent Care Home is a residential care home near Newcastle Upon Tyne providing care for older people, including people living with dementia, along with shorter respite stays. We try to keep the home domestic rather than institutional....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Spring Gardens · Spring Garden Lane, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, TS7 9HS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Spring Gardens is a residential care home near Middlesbrough supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is built around the people who live in it. Support is individual...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Norton Villa · 25 Mark Avenue, Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1NG
Care home · Run by Milewood Healthcare Ltd
Norton Villa is a residential care home in Stockton on Tees. We support older people and adults with learning disabilities, including autistic adults and younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays. Because the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashlea Mews · Stanhope Parade, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 4BA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Indigo Care Services Limited
Ashlea Mews is a residential care home in South Shields providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Harmony House · Cuthbert Street, Hebburn, South Tyneside, NE31 1DJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pathways Care Group Limited
Harmony House is a residential care home in Hebburn, South Tyneside. We support older people, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Real Life Options - 2 Frederick Street · 2 Frederick Street, Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 2BF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Real Life Options
2 Frederick Street is a residential care home in Stockton On Tees providing a home for a varied group of people: older adults, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people living with dementia, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Holicote · 93 Newton Lane, Darlington, Darlington, DL3 9HH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Darlington Borough Council
Holicote is a residential care home in Darlington, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. It is a home rather than a service somebody has been referred into, and we want it...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Acklam House · 136 Low Lane, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 8EE
Care home · Run by Swanton Care & Community Limited
Acklam House is a residential care home in Middlesbrough supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is built around the people who live in it. Support is planned...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, 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
Silver Mews Care Home · 1 Deal Road, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2RG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Silver Mews Limited
Silver Mews Care Home is a residential home in Redcar. We support older people and some younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Low Lane House · 18 Low Lane, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 8EA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Action for Care Limited
Low Lane House is a small residential home in Middlesbrough supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into a home of their own for the first time. We also offer respite stays, planned...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkville Care Centre · Walpole Street, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 4HA
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Prestige Care Limited
Parkville Care Centre is a nursing home in Middlesbrough, and we provide both residential and nursing care for adults who need support that goes beyond what can reasonably be managed at home. Qualified nurses are part of our team, which...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in North East, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 13 North East homes. Median £1,369.	Varies by council	£1,331 to £1,392
Nursing care England figure, because too few North East homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	Varies by council	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 14 North East homes. Median £1,458.	Not published separately	£1,268 to £1,548
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North East 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Tenlands Care Home, 30 September 2026, Good
Real Life Options - 96 Bishopton Road, 21 September 2026, Good
The Highlands, 15 September 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Grizedale, 13 September 2017, Outstanding
Orchard House, 12 October 2017, Good
Eden House, 17 October 2017, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about care homes in the North East

How many care homes are there in the North East?

the North East has 470 CQC registered care homes: 27 Outstanding, 398 Good, 25 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 19 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in the North East?

Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. Middle half of prices from 13 North East homes. Median £1,369. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in the North East were inspected most recently?

Tenlands Care Home (30 September 2026), Real Life Options - 96 Bishopton Road (21 September 2026) and The Highlands (15 September 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.