Will Durham County Council pay for home care?

It may, once a needs assessment has established that support is required and a financial assessment has looked at income and capital. Anyone holding capital above the national upper threshold arranges and funds their own care, while those below it contribute an assessed amount from income. Funded support can be commissioned by the council or paid as a direct payment so that the person chooses their own agency. If the needs are principally health related, ask whether NHS continuing healthcare applies instead.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in County Durham?

Contact adult social care at Durham County Council and explain what has become difficult at home. The assessment is free and cannot be refused on the grounds of savings, so there is no reason to delay asking. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, risks and existing support, then record which needs meet the eligibility threshold. You should receive a written support plan setting out what is needed and how often.

How soon should we start looking for home care?

As soon as the difficulties become a pattern rather than an isolated bad week. The assessment, the financial checks and the agency's own introductory visit all take time, and a hospital discharge leaves very little room for comparison. Allowing a few weeks means you can meet more than one provider and confirm availability for the visit times actually needed. Where the situation is already urgent, make that clear at the first point of contact.

Which providers deliver home care in County Durham?

Sixty six registered agencies are listed here, from national names to small local services. Every profile shows the registered provider, the office address and the current regulatory position. Coverage across County Durham is uneven, so confirm that an agency genuinely staffs the relevant area before going further. Comparing a few profiles side by side is the fastest way to narrow the field.

What should I ask a home care agency before agreeing to visits?

Ask who will be attending, how many different carers to expect and whether the same team covers weekends. Check the minimum visit length, how arrival times are set and what the agency does when a carer is unwell. Ask about training for the particular conditions involved and how to reach someone out of hours. Confirm the hourly rate, what counts as an additional charge and the notice period on both sides.

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

A care home provides accommodation together with personal care such as help with washing, dressing and meals. A nursing home does the same but has registered nurses on duty, so it can manage wounds, tube feeding and medical conditions that change quickly. Home care is different again, because the support travels to the person rather than the person moving. Many families use home care first and consider a residential option only when night time needs cannot safely be covered.

Home Care in County Durham

County Durham has 68 CQC registered home care agencies. 42 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 20 have not yet been rated. 35 of the 68 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

County Durham at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in County Durham.

Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 58,300. Rising to 68,700 by 2035, up 18%
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%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in County Durham, last 12 months: 3 opened, 4 closed

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

Planning and paying for home care in County Durham

Paid support at home usually begins with a fairly ordinary problem. Mornings have become difficult, medication is being missed, or a family member covering the gap can no longer keep it up alongside work. Whoever eventually delivers the visits, the route into funded support follows the same two stages, and taking them in order avoids a great deal of backtracking.

The care needs assessment

Adult social care at Durham County Council must assess anyone who appears to need care and support, free of charge and regardless of savings. A practitioner will go through washing, dressing, meals, medication, continence, mobility and the risks involved in leaving any of it unmet, along with what family are already doing. The result is a written record of eligible needs and a support plan describing how many visits are needed, when, and for what purpose. Anyone providing unpaid care can request a carer's assessment at the same time, which is frequently overlooked.

What it costs and who pays

Money is looked at separately in a financial assessment covering capital and income against nationally set thresholds. Above the upper limit a person arranges and pays for their own care; below it the council contributes and the person pays an assessed amount, with an allowance protected for living costs. Funded support can be taken as a service the council commissions or as a direct payment, which lets someone choose their own agency and shape the visits around their routine. Agency rates are quoted by the hour and move with the time of day, weekend and bank holiday cover and the length of each call, so compare like for like. Where needs are mainly clinical rather than social, ask whether NHS continuing healthcare should be considered.

Choosing an agency in County Durham and what to check

With sixty six providers listed, the aim is a shortlist of three or four that can actually staff the pattern of visits required, not a survey of the whole market.

Reading the regulator's findings

Forty two of these agencies are rated Good and three are rated Outstanding, so there is real choice among well regarded providers. Two carry Requires Improvement and one has been rated Inadequate, and those reports should be read closely before any of them is approached. Eighteen agencies are yet to be rated, so ask how long the service has operated and who the registered manager is. Always check the date of the inspection, because home care agencies can change character quickly when management changes.

The questions that actually distinguish agencies

Ask how many different carers a person typically sees in a fortnight, since continuity matters more day to day than anything in a brochure. Establish the shortest visit the agency accepts, how arrival times are agreed and what happens when a carer is off sick. Check what training staff receive for specific conditions such as dementia, stroke recovery or catheter care, and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Finally, ask how often the care plan is reviewed and what notice either side must give if the arrangement is not working.

68 home care in County Durham (showing 1–50)

Blue Mile Care · 108b Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blue Mile Care Ltd
We at Blue Mile Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bishop Auckland and the wider County Durham area, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Deaconstar · The Old Court House, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6FQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Deaconstar Ltd
We at Deaconstar are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bishop Auckland and the surrounding County Durham communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the comfort of their own homes. Based in the DL...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
The Oaklea Trust (Durham & Northumberland) · Office 80 ViewPoint, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6BN
Home care · Run by The Oaklea Trust
We at The Oaklea Trust (Durham & Northumberland) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Consett and the wider County Durham area, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live full, independent lives in the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Yeshua Healthcare · Office 8, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5JZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yeshua Healthcare Ltd
We at Yeshua Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Durham and the wider County Durham area, supporting people to live well and independently within the comfort of their own homes. Based in the DH postcode area, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Tender Glove Healthcare · East Durham Business Centre, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5HD
Home care · Run by Tender Glove Healthcare Ltd
We at Tender Glove Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wingate and the surrounding communities of County Durham, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Care and Protect UK · The Pinnacle, Durham, County Durham, DH7 6FE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care and Protect UK Limited
We at Care and Protect UK are proud to provide compassionate home care across Durham and the wider County Durham area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a trusted home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Almond Flex Care · Vane Tempest Hall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1QF
Home care · Run by Almond Flex Limited
Almond Flex Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Durham and across County Durham. We work with older people and with younger adults who need help to live independently. The word flexible gets used loosely in this...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Portland Domiciliary Service · Willington Care Village, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0PW
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Bondcare Willington Limited
Portland Domiciliary provides care and support to people in their own homes across Crook and the surrounding parts of County Durham. We work with older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
BMS Care Providers Durham · Office 4, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5XP
Home care · Run by BMS Care Providers Limited
BMS Care Providers Durham supports adults in their own homes in Consett and the surrounding part of County Durham. Our experience covers mental health needs, physical disabilities, and visual and hearing impairment. Support is agreed at...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Medsolve (UK) · 172 a/b, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3AZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Medsolve (UK) Limited
We provide care at home in Chester le Street and the surrounding part of County Durham. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Easton Care · 9a, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 1AN
Home care · Run by Easton Care Ltd
Easton Care provides care and support in people's own homes and in the community across Chester Le Street and the surrounding parts of County Durham. We work with older people and with younger adults, including adults who have learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
New Vision Care Services · 3 Middle Chare, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3QD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Vision Care Services Limited
Here at New Vision Care, we are proud to serve the community of Chester Le Street and the wider County Durham area, providing high quality home care that supports people to live well in their own homes, on their own terms. We work with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead · Moor Chambers, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5EJ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Archie Care Limited
Home Instead Durham provides care and support in people's own homes across Durham and the surrounding parts of County Durham. Home is where most people would rather be, and our work is to keep that a safe and realistic option. We visit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care and Reablement Solutions · Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7PR
Home care · Run by Care and Reablement Solutions Limited
Here at Care and Reablement Solutions, we are a home care agency based in Seaham, County Durham, supporting people to live well and independently in their own homes. We believe that familiar surroundings make a real difference to how...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Accept Care · 16-20 Station Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Accept Care Ltd
We at Accept Care are proud to provide trusted home care across Stanley and the wider County Durham area, supporting people to live well and independently within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the DH postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
RCS Domiciliary Agency · Unit 27, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6XB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by RCS Domiciliary Agency Limited
At RCS Domiciliary Agency, we provide home care support to people living in Bishop Auckland and the surrounding areas of County Durham. We work with older people, younger adults, and individuals living with dementia, mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Care and Support Group · The Royal, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0JQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Care and Support Group Ltd
We are the Care and Support Group in County Durham, based in Stanley, and we provide care in people's own homes across the county. The people we visit are a varied group: older people, many living with dementia, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Elite Home Care Service · Unit 3, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elite Home Care Service Limited
We are Elite Home Care, and we support people in their own homes across Peterlee and the surrounding parts of County Durham. Care at home works best when it fits around a life that is already there, so we begin by asking what someone wants...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Blossom Home Care Durham · FLEXSPACE BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6XP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Carevantage Ltd
Blossom Home Care Durham supports people in their own homes in Newton Aycliffe and across County Durham. We visit older people, adults with physical disabilities, people with sight or hearing loss and younger adults. We work on longer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Tailored Family Support · Consett Innovation Centre, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5XP
Home care · Run by Tailored Family Support Ltd
Tailored Family Support is a home care agency in Consett, visiting people in their own homes across County Durham. We support older people, younger adults and people living with dementia. Our name reflects how we try to work. A care plan...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Eboney Home Care · Unit 26, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eboney Home Care Limited
Eboney Home Care supports people in their own homes in Consett and across the surrounding parts of County Durham. Our work is quiet and practical, and it happens in the places people already know, which is exactly where most of us would...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Middleton Care · 6 Bridge Street, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0QB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Middleton Care Limited
Middleton Care provides support at home for people in Barnard Castle and across County Durham. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Embracing Care · St Georges Centre, Durham, County Durham, DH7 6JS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Y. S. Services Limited
At Embracing Care, we provide home care support to people living in Durham and the surrounding areas of County Durham. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Dale Care · 10 Whitfield Court, Durham, County Durham, DH7 8XL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dale Care Limited
Dale Care supports adults in their own homes across Durham and the surrounding parts of the county. We work with a wide range of people. Older people and those living with dementia make up much of what we do, and we also support adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Case Management CHC · Portland House, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1TW
Home care · Run by Case Management CHC Ltd
We are Case Management CHC, based in Durham, and we provide care and support in people's own homes across County Durham. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
COMFYCARE VILLAS · 7 Bellister Park, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1PH
Home care · Run by Comfycare Villas Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Peterlee and across County Durham. Our aim is to give people enough support to keep living where they want to live, delivered by carers they know and at the times they have agreed. We visit older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Quality + Care Solutions · Ivesley House, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3LJ
Home care · Run by Quality+ Care Solutions Ltd
We at Quality + Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Peterlee and the surrounding communities of County Durham, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Human Support Group - Durham · 4 Fern Court, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2RR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
Human Support Group in Durham supports people in their own homes in Peterlee and across County Durham. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Highlea Care · Shildon Business Centre, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 2RF
Home care · Run by Highlea Care Limited
Highlea Care supports people across Shildon and the surrounding part of County Durham in their own homes. Our work covers a wide range of needs, and we plan each person's support around their own routines rather than around a standard...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
AVE Integrated Health Care · 105 Silverdale Place, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7EA
Home care · Run by AVE Integrated Health Care Limited
We provide care at home in Newton Aycliffe and the surrounding part of County Durham, supporting older people and younger adults who need a hand to manage in their own houses. Our work is simple to describe. We send trained carers to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Eland Supported Living · Denmar, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4DX
Home care · Run by Eland Supported Living Ltd
Eland Supported Living provides support in people's own homes and communities across County Durham. We work with older people needing help with daily living and with younger adults building independence at home. Our starting point is that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Village Care - 3c Wesley Place · 3C Wesley Place, Durham, County Durham, DH6 4LG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Village Care Limited
We at Village Care 3c Wesley Place are proud to offer compassionate home care across Durham and the surrounding areas of County Durham, bringing professional support directly into the places our clients love most: their own homes. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Supportive SRC · 7a Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8LH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Supportive SRC Ltd
We at Supportive SRC are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ferryhill and the surrounding communities in County Durham, helping people continue living well in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the Ferryhill...
Office NE · 1 Holmlands Park, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3PJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Possibilities North East Limited
We at Office NE are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester Le Street and the wider County Durham community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a trusted home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Perfect Care - Durham Home Care · 10-12 High Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6DB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Perfect Care Limited
We provide care at home in Spennymoor and across County Durham. We support older people, younger adults, people living with dementia or mental health conditions, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Crescent Homecare · 19 Quebec Street, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9XA
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Crescent Homecare Limited
Crescent Homecare is a home care agency based in Durham, supporting adults in their own homes across County Durham. We support people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
CEL Homecare North East · 73A Medomsley Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5HJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by CEL Homecare Limited
At CEL Homecare North East, we provide personalised home care to people across Consett and the wider County Durham area. Our work centres on supporting individuals to live comfortably and independently in their own homes, in surroundings...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Office · 16 Tenters Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7AD
Home care · Run by Silverstem Healthcare Limited
We are a home care agency working out of Bishop Auckland, supporting people in their own homes across County Durham. Our work covers older people, people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Beechfield Care & Support · 17 Hurworth Hunt, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Beechfield Care & Support Limited
We at Beechfield Care & Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newton Aycliffe and the wider County Durham community. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly to the place people cherish...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Positive Care and Support · Suite 1, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6FQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Positive Care and Support Ltd
Positive Care and Support provides support at home for people in Bishop Auckland and across County Durham. We work with older people, younger adults and people who have a learning disability or autism, supporting them in their own homes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
TLC Community Services · 2 Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH7 6DJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by TLC Community Services Limited
We are TLC Community, providing care to people in their own homes across Chester le Street and the wider County Durham area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Extra Care · The Coulson Centre, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Durham County Council
We provide care at home in Spennymoor and the surrounding part of County Durham. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Human Support Group - Appleton Lodge · Appleton Lodge, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6DL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
Here at Appleton Lodge, we provide home care support to people living in Spennymoor and the wider County Durham area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, in familiar surroundings, with the independence and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Butterwick Hospice · Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JU
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by Butterwick Limited
Butterwick Hospice supports people in their own homes across Bishop Auckland and the surrounding parts of County Durham. We work with older people and with younger adults. Coming into somebody's home at a difficult time asks for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Potens Dipton Supported Living and Outreach · 15 - 33 Cecil Court, Durham, County Durham, DH7 8EJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Potensial Limited
We provide supported living and outreach around Dipton and County Durham for adults with learning disabilities and people living with mental health conditions. Supported living means the house or flat belongs to the person rather than to...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Kelly Park · Unit 32-33, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6BP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kelly Park Limited
Kelly Park provides care at home for people living in Consett and across County Durham. We support older people who want to stay independent, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people managing a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Infinite Homecare · GF 6 Prospect Business Park, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Infinite Homecare Ltd
Infinite Homecare supports people in their own homes in Consett and across County Durham. We visit older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, people with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Second to None Care · Moor Chambers Business Centre, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5EJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Second to None Care Ltd
Second to None Care provides support at home for people across Durham and the surrounding parts of County Durham. We support a wide range of needs, and what holds the work together is building support around the individual rather than...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Adada Care Services (Durham) · Unit 15 East Durham Business Centre, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5HD
Home care · Run by Adada Ltd
Adada Care in Durham provides care and support to people in their own homes in Wingate and across County Durham. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Quality First Care Services · Office 15, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5XP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Quality First Care Services Ltd
We are a home care agency in Consett, supporting adults across this part of County Durham in their own homes. The people we visit include older people, those living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, England Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few County Durham agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £34.90 an hour
What County Durham pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£22.83 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Medsolve (UK) Limited, 4 February 2026, Good
TLC Community Services Limited, 30 January 2026, Good
Highlea Care Limited, 15 January 2026, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

Home Instead Durham, 2 May 2018, Outstanding
Portland Domiciliary Service, 3 August 2018, Requires improvement
Crescent Homecare Limited, 5 September 2018, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in County Durham

How many home care agencies are there in County Durham?

County Durham has 68 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 42 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 20 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in County Durham?

Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few County Durham agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in County Durham were inspected most recently?

Medsolve (UK) Limited (4 February 2026), TLC Community Services Limited (30 January 2026) and Highlea Care Limited (15 January 2026) 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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