SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based 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?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 29 good, 4 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. ?
Grasmere Lodge is a 20-bed residential care home in Gateshead, run by Aspire Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after people with dementia, people with mental health needs, people who use drugs or alcohol, people with an eating disorder and people detained under the Mental Health Act. The typical home in Gateshead has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 7 of Aspire Healthcare Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 36 other homes in Gateshead share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2025. 84% of homes in Gateshead also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from August 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in June 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Gateshead is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.
