Rated Care Homes

The DurhamGate Care Home

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Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 16 December 2025.

Rated Good in December 2025 under the previous provider, Adore Care Spennymoor Limited.

At a glance

  • 1 earlier rating

    Given under earlier providers. The current provider has not been rated yet.

  • 10 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 93%

    of rated care homes in County Durham are Good or Outstanding (92% across the North East, 83% across England).

The DurhamGate Care Home: inspection record

Care home, 66 beds, County Durham

Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.

The DurhamGate Care Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Tenlands Care Home (Good, 1.3 miles away) and Denehurst Nursing Home (Good, 1.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Tenlands Care Home Good, 1.3 miles away
  2. G
    Denehurst Nursing Home Good, 1.4 miles away
  3. O
    Lothian House Care Home Outstanding, 1.7 miles away
  4. G
    Broom Lodge Good, 2 miles away
  5. G
    Acorn Grange Good, 2.1 miles away

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Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
  3. Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.

Registration details

Registered manager
Amy Crumbie
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Provider
Care UK Care Services LimitedBrand: Care UK
Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
02571516 (opens Companies House)
Previous provider
  • Adore Care Spennymoor Limitedregistered

Care UK Care Services Limited runs 226 services in England, 13 of them in the North East. 59 are rated Good or Outstanding, 8 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 159 have no rating yet.

Other services run by Care UK Care Services Limited

  1. O
    Collingwood Court Outstanding. Care home, North Tyneside
  2. O
    Cuttlebrook Hall Outstanding. Care home, Oxfordshire, South East
  3. O
    Halecroft Grange Outstanding. Care home, Trafford, North West
  4. O
    Priors House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Warwickshire, West Midlands

See all 226 services run by Care UK Care Services Limited

Getting help from Durham County Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does The DurhamGate Care Home provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists The DurhamGate Care Home as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does The DurhamGate Care Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 66 beds at The DurhamGate Care Home.
When was The DurhamGate Care Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The DurhamGate Care Home was published on 5 December 2025.
Who runs The DurhamGate Care Home?
The DurhamGate Care Home is run by Care UK Care Services Limited. It runs 226 services in England, 13 of them in the North East.
What is The DurhamGate Care Home's CQC rating?
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 16 December 2025.

Contact

Address
Durham Gate, Spennymoor, DL16 6GF Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Tenlands Care Home (Good, 1.3 miles away) and Denehurst Nursing Home (Good, 1.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Tenlands Care Home Good, 1.3 miles away
  2. G
    Denehurst Nursing Home Good, 1.4 miles away
  3. O
    Lothian House Care Home Outstanding, 1.7 miles away
  4. G
    Broom Lodge Good, 2 miles away
  5. G
    Acorn Grange Good, 2.1 miles away

See all care homes in County Durham

See all care homes in Ferryhill