Care home · Consett
Benfield Hall Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of Benfield Hall Nursing Home- Address
- 155 Durham Road, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 5TH
- Run by
- Ara Care Benfield Hall Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 20 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2026 (2 months)
- Registered manager
- Sarah Elizabeth Shearn Katherine Louise Riley
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2025 (1 year), accounts up to date (Companies House 16487671)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Nov 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Consett: Care homes in Consett (12) · Best rated care homes in Consett · Care homes for dementia care in Consett · Care homes for elderly care in Consett · Care homes for physical disability care in Consett
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-27325193827
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Benfield Hall Nursing Home is based in Consett, run by Ara Care Benfield Hall Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2019). It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Consett; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
Benfield Hall Nursing Home registered with CQC in July 2026, so it is a new service.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from November 2019.
The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
This rating belongs to the former operator. The current provider has not had its own inspection here yet.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Benfield Hall Nursing Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 114 of the 137 other care homes in County Durham that CQC has rated.
The local picture
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Rosemount Home, 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (3 of the nearest 20); physical disabilities (5 of the nearest 20); sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 20).
17 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Benfieldside ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (5 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
What it may cost
We estimate Benfield Hall Nursing Home at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), County Durham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Who runs it
Benfield Hall Nursing Home is run by Ara Care Benfield Hall Limited (company 16487671), incorporated in 2025, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors, there is no insolvency history and it has registered charges (usually loans secured on property).
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and nursing care.
The five key questions
- Safe128 of 138 in County Durham
- Effective129 of 138 in County Durham
- Caring122 of 137 in County Durham
- Responsive122 of 138 in County Durham
- Well-led115 of 138 in County Durham
From CQC's latest report, published 13 November 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in County Durham share it.
Rating history
- Nov 2019
- Today Rating 6 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 24 February 2025 by Durham. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Benfield Hall Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Council
- Durham County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DH8 (12)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Queens Road Surgery, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Park Blackhill & Consett Park, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Blackhill and Shotley Bridge Uniting Methodist Church, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Library Consett Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
No reviews yet. If you or a relative have used this care home, your review helps other families choose.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across County Durham, 93% of the 137 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2019) is more recent than 9% of care home ratings in County Durham.
- With 20 beds it is smaller than 70% of care homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in County Durham lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for County Durham as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Consett: care homes inspected recently
- Hampton ManorFeb 2026
Frequently asked about Benfield Hall Nursing Home
- Who is the registered provider for Benfield Hall Nursing Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Ara Care Benfield Hall Limited.
- How big is Benfield Hall Nursing Home?
- Benfield Hall Nursing Home is registered for up to 20 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did Benfield Hall Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Benfield Hall Nursing Home charge?
- Benfield Hall Nursing Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- What type of care does Benfield Hall Nursing Home provide?
- Benfield Hall Nursing Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Benfield Hall Nursing Home a registered provider?
- Yes. Benfield Hall Nursing Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-27325193827) and was rated Good overall in November 2019.
- Where is Benfield Hall Nursing Home based?
- It is at 155 Durham Road, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 5TH.
- When did CQC last rate Benfield Hall Nursing Home?
- 13 November 2019 is when the current rating was published, 6 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Benfield Hall Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
Care homes in nearby towns
In County Durham
Free download
Free printable: 40 things to check in a care home
Use it to compare up to three homes on the same questions, from CQC reports and staffing to the room, fees and contract terms.
Is this your service? Claim it free: answer reviews, add photos and prices, and show families when you have availability. How membership works.
CQC register information as at Oct 2026, reused under Open Government Licence v3.0. Where the provider has written text, we say so. We list and compare services; we do not run any.