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?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Lanchester Court is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 3 other homes in Gateshead.
98% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lanchester Court is one of 48 care homes in Gateshead: a 22-bed nursing home in Gateshead, run by Careline Lifestyles (UK) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol, people with an eating disorder and people detained under the Mental Health Act. It is a small home for Gateshead, where the median is 40 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 6 homes run by Careline Lifestyles (UK) Ltd. 5 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 3 other homes in Gateshead share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in September 2026. In Gateshead, 84% of homes score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2021. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in November 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 27% of homes in Gateshead. Here is how rating age varies by council.
