Excellence Home Care
About
Excellence Home Care is a dementia care home in Durham, North East England. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. This rating was published in 2022.
The home supports older people aged 65 and over, as well as younger adults, and also provides care for people with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities alongside its specialist dementia provision.
Care provided
Specialist care
Nearby amenities
Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
Local health safety net
Excellence Home Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 16.2 miles away. The local GP practice is THE MEDICAL GROUP, 0.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
The real 10-year cost of a retirement flat
The purchase price is only part of the picture. Service charges and an event (deferred-management) fee on resale add up — and retirement flats often don’t rise in value like ordinary homes. Adjust the figures below to see an illustrative total for Excellence Home Care.
≈ £8,500/year · £163/week
Illustrative only — a transparent model, not a quote, valuation or prediction. Event fees, service charges and resale values vary by scheme and contract; confirm the actual figures and full lease terms with the operator before deciding.
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Information last reviewed September 2026.
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