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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Ryton Towers is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 3 other homes in Gateshead.
98% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Ryton Towers is a 43-bed residential care home in Ryton, Gateshead, run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 12 of Wellburn Care Homes Limited’s 14 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 84% of homes in Gateshead also score 5. In Gateshead, 98% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2023. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2018.
