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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by HC-One No.2 Limited, Melbury Court is a nursing home in Durham, County Durham with 88 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in County Durham are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
In April 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from September 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In County Durham, 29% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Across County Durham, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. Hawthorn House, 1.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. HC-One No.2 Limited runs 39 care homes, and 36 of the 39 rated are Good or Outstanding.
