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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Armstrong House 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%).
Armstrong House is a 71-bed nursing home in Gateshead, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Gateshead are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in August 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in December 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 27% of ratings in Gateshead are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in January 2026. 84% of homes in Gateshead score the top mark of 5. 3 other homes in Gateshead share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 care homes, and 97 of the 102 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
