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?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. ?
Run by Gainford Care Homes Limited, The Grove is a residential care home in Chester Le Street, Gateshead with 8 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Gateshead, where the median is 40 beds.
Its CQC rating, from April 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in August 2017. 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.
Across Gateshead, 98% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Gainford Care Homes Limited runs 13 care homes, and all 12 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
