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?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
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. ?
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Dovecote Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 36 other homes in Gateshead.
98% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Sanctuary Care Limited, Dovecote Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Rowlands Gill, Gateshead with 61 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Gateshead are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
In Gateshead, 98% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 84 homes run by Sanctuary Care Limited. 79 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2025. Before that, in February 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. 7 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
