SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
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?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
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: 32 good, 1 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. ?
South Quay Care Home is a 58-bed nursing home in Blyth, Northumberland, run by Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36 beds.
In June 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in April 2022, was the same. The typical rating in Northumberland is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “planning for the future”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
About 1.3 km away, Percy House is rated Outstanding. It is one of 13 homes run by Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 64 other homes in Northumberland share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Northumberland.
