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?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?68%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
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: 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. ?
Sovereign Court is one of 73 care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne: a 12-bed residential care home in Newcastle Upon Tyne, run by Mariposa Care Group Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the typical home has 35 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2025. Its rating before that, in November 2019, was the same. The typical rating in Newcastle upon Tyne is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Mariposa Care Group Limited runs 10 care homes, and 9 of the 10 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Newcastle upon Tyne, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Newcastle upon Tyne.
