SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?81%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?93%★Outstanding
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Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Freedom to speak upExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 11 good, 21 exceptional, 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 Lifestyle Care (North East) Opco Limited, Eastside Gardens is a nursing home in Wallsend, North Tyneside with 90 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in North Tyneside are smaller: the median there is 43 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Before that, in June 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in North Tyneside are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
It is one of 3 homes run by Lifestyle Care (North East) Opco Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. In North Tyneside, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in North Tyneside.
