The Dispensary
Residential care home in Durham, registered for 5 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Well-led | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 5
- Address
- Sherburn House, Sherburn, Durham, DH1 2SH
- Telephone
- 01913006850
- Website
- www.swantoncare.com
- Registered provider
- Swanton Care & Community (Autism North) Limited
- Registered manager
- Alexander, Stephanie
- Registered since
- 2023-04-26
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 5 beds it is smaller than 10% of the 87 residential care homes in County Durham.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-15544735329- Regulator location ID
1-15544735329- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-08-15
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Mental Health
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health conditions
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Swanton Care & Community (Autism North) Limited runs 17 services in the UK with 97 beds. Across the estate:
- 14 good
- 2 need improvement
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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