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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Bridge View is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 6 other homes in Northumberland.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Bridge View is one of 93 care homes in Northumberland: a 61-bed nursing home in Choppington, run by Akari Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Northumberland has 36 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in February 2021.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Northumberland. Across Northumberland, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 28 homes run by Akari Care Limited. 27 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
