SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
Queens Meadow Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 5 other homes in Hartlepool.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
T.L. Care Limited runs Queens Meadow Care Home, a residential care home in Hartlepool with room for 59 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Hartlepool are smaller: the median there is 32 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 2 of T.L. Care Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2026. 100% of homes in Hartlepool also score 5. In Hartlepool, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC last rated the home in August 2022, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in November 2018, was the same.
