SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 9 exceptional, 5 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 3 other homes in Gateshead.
98% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre is one of 48 care homes in Gateshead: a 36-bed nursing home in Newcastle Upon Tyne, run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults.
It is one of 17 homes run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. 13 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Manor House Whickham (Outstanding), 0.9 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from March 2025. In Gateshead, 84% of homes score 5. Across Gateshead, 98% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2026, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from December 2019. Ratings in Gateshead are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 5 standards out of 33 scored below good.
