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. ?
The home changed owner in February 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Garden Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 7 other homes in Newcastle upon Tyne.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Manor Care Home Group, Garden Lodge is a residential care home in Newcastle upon Tyne with 41 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
7 other homes in Newcastle upon Tyne share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. 90% of homes in Newcastle upon Tyne also score 5. Manor Care Home Group has run the home since February 2024, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Manor Care Home Group runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in May 2022, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same.
