SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
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?71%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
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: 30 good, 3 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. ?
Wansbeck House is one of 73 care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne: a 8-bed residential care home in Newcastle Upon Tyne, run by The Percy Hedley Foundation. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and children. It is a small home for Newcastle upon Tyne, where the median is 35 beds.
In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same. Ratings in Newcastle upon Tyne are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The Percy Hedley Foundation runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Newcastle upon Tyne, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
