SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 exceptional. 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. ?
Run by Everyturn, Alderwood is a nursing home in Gateshead with 29 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
Across Gateshead, 98% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. 5 of Everyturn’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from February 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Gateshead, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. CQC scored 33 standards: 7 exceptional and the rest good.
