Nursing home · County Durham

Abbotts Court Care Home

Wingate Lane, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3LP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago New owner since December 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 May 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

The home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in County Durham

Abbotts Court Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 99 other homes in County Durham. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (8%)
  • Good 100 (70%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 8 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 11 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (1%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Valdigarth
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Craigarran Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Grange
    Trimdon Grange, County Durham · TS29 6EG · Residential care home · 18 beds2.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Lindisfarne Shotton
    Durham, County Durham · DH6 2PB · Nursing home · 59 beds3.2 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Beeches Nursing and Residential Care Home
    Kelloe, County Durham · DH6 4PT · Nursing home · 31 beds3.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Divine Care Centre
    Wingate, County Durham · TS28 5DP · Nursing home · 44 beds3.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago

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Other homes run by Landona House Limited

13 care homes in total: 10 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

  • Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 7PU · Nursing home · 56 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Ferndale Mews
    Widnes, Halton · WA8 8TF · Nursing home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Hawthorns Residential Home
    Saltburn-By-The-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland · TS13 4HW · Residential care home · 15 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Landona House
    Shrewsbury, Shropshire · SY4 5QP · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Moorlands Nursing Home
    Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland · TS14 6JU · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Stapleton House
    Jarrow, South Tyneside · NE32 5BL · Nursing home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Abbotts Court Care Home in brief

Abbotts Court Care Home is a 47-bed nursing home in Durham, County Durham, run by Landona House Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

99 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 13 homes run by Landona House Limited. 10 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Landona House Limited has run the home since December 2025, when it changed owner.

In May 2022, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner.