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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Abbeyfield Residential Care Home - Castle Farm is in the Good tier ?, with 41 other homes in Newcastle upon Tyne.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Abbeyfield Residential Care Home - Castle Farm
Abbeyfield Residential Care Home - Castle Farm is a 24-bed residential care home in Newcastle upon Tyne, run by Abbeyfield Northumbria. It is registered to care for older people.
Its CQC rating, from October 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in March 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Newcastle upon Tyne, 33% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Across Newcastle upon Tyne, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Newcastle upon Tyne. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Abbeyfield Northumbria runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
