Laurel Place

Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland DL14 6RG
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  • Laurel Place, Bishop Auckland
Laurel Place supports adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

It’s part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

The home provides complex nursing care from a team of trained Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants.

Residents also have the support of Exemplar Health Care clinical experts, including Behaviour Support Practitioners, a Speech and Language Therapist and a Consultant Psychiatrist in times of crisis.

Laurel Place isn’t your typical residential care home or supported living service.

It supports people who are considered to have needs that are ‘too complex’ for mainstream care providers.

For example, residents often have a number of secondary diagnoses and complexities including behaviours of concern.

Laurel Place has 32 large bedrooms, each with an en-suite, and six single occupancy apartments across three communities. This provides a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to people’s needs.

Residents can personalise their bedroom if they wish.

The home also has communal dining and living spaces, sensory bathrooms as well as an activities hub, sensory room, therapy room and large accessible garden.

At Laurel Place, daily life is all about choice. Activities are personalised to people’s interests, hobbies and goals.

They focus on encouraging people to continue to do the things they enjoy, and enabling them to learn, volunteer and find new hobbies too if they wish.

The home has great community connections so people can remain part of their local area.
The home has an open-door policy and welcomes involvement from family and friends.

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Care Provided by Laurel Place

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Substance Misuse
  • Younger Adults
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 38 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anorexia/Bulimia/Self Harming
  • Autism/ASD
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Challenging Behaviour/Psychosis
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Drug Dependence (past or present)
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Speech Impairment
  • Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • End of Life Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Luke Shelton (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 18+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (38)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (38)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Year Purpose Built: 2025
    • Last Refurbishment: 2025
    • Number of floors: 3

Funding & Fees Guide for Laurel Place

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

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Luke Skelton

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2024

Hi, I’m Luke and I’m the Home Manager at Laurel Place in Bishop Auckland.


Exemplar Health Care has a reputation for delivering first-class, person-centred care, which is achieved by truly focusing on those using the service. I wanted to get back to focusing on the individual and making a positive difference in their lives, this is something that Exemplar Health Care is known for.


I am thrilled to be able to develop what will no doubt be a strong and successful team at Laurel Place. However, I am most excited about sharing successes (big and small) with everyone who is a part of Laurel Place - we have an exciting journey ahead of us!


Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Place

What types of Care is Laurel Place registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia, Respite Care, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, No Medical Intervention, Substance Misuse & Younger Adults are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does Laurel Place provide?

Palliative Care, Physiotherapy, Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit & End of Life Care are other types of care provided.

How many Rooms does Laurel Place have?

There are 38 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Laurel Place?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Bar/Café, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Laurel Place to the centre of Bishop Auckland?

0.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.