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The Dispensary, Durham — care home record & Homesplace Grade · Homesplace

Care homes/County Durhamlocal authority/Durhamtown · city/The Dispensary

The Dispensary

Residential homes · 5 beds · Sherburn House, Sherburn, Durham DH1 2SH

✓ Verified record · data of 14 June 2026Part of Swanton Care and CommunityUnclaimed · auto generated from official sources

B83 / 100 →

Homesplace Grade · stable

Analysed record · answered from official sources

Is The Dispensary any good?

On the evidence, The Dispensary has a clean record with no watch points. It was rated Good at its latest inspection (8 May 2025).

CQC inspection · 8 May 2025CQC register · manager history

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The evidence

Official CQC rating

published 8 May 2025

Goodoverall

Safe: ● Good
Effective: ● Good
Caring: ★ Outstanding
Responsive: ● Good
Well led: ● Good

Rating trajectory

all inspections on record

Rated Good at every inspection on record.

Good

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May 2025

Leadership stability

No manager changes in five years. Stable leadership supports quality, which is why we track it.

S. Alexander · current registered manager
since Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Enforcement and breaches

✓No enforcement action on record

Checked against the CQC enforcement register · 14 June 2026

Capacity and specialisms

5 beds
Residential homes
Caring for adults under 65 yrs
Learning disabilities
Mental health conditions
Physical disabilities

CQC register · 14 June 2026

Financial stability

operating company

Active· accounts up to date

Company: SWANTON CARE & COMMUNITY (AUTISM NORTH) LIMITED · 04536431
Incorporated: 16 September 2002
Last accounts: made up to 31 December 2024 · audit-exemption-subsidiary
Next accounts due: Sep 2026

No financial-distress signals on the register: the operating company is active, with accounts and confirmation statement filed on time and no insolvency history.

Companies House · 13 June 2026shown for context · not part of the Homesplace Grade