SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
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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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
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?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 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. ?
Run by Crown Care VI Limited, Astell Care Centre is a nursing home in Newcastle upon Tyne with 96 registered beds. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne are smaller: the median there is 35 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 90% of homes in Newcastle upon Tyne also score 5. In Newcastle upon Tyne, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is one of 6 homes run by Crown Care VI Limited. 5 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Crown Care VI Limited has run the home since December 2023, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from November 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2023. The typical rating in Newcastle upon Tyne is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “delivering evidence-based care and treatment”.
