Garden House
- Care home
- 36 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, North East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
3 months
since the latest rating was published.
77 of 89
rated care homes in Northumberland are rated Good, like this one.
Garden House: inspection record
Rated Good in July 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Tweed View House Good, 1.3 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 21 July 2026 (assessment visit 26 March 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: 3 June 2026 to 12 June 2026
Garden House is a care home providing accommodation and personal care to older people, including some people living with dementia. The service could accommodate up to 36 people, at the time of the assessment there were 32 people living at the service. The assessment was carried out due to the length of time since the last assessment.
Staff were providing good quality, person-centred care. People were supported by staff who knew them well and understood their needs, preferences and risks. The service was clean, homely and well maintained, with systems in place to help people remain safe and promote their independence. People had access to health and social care professionals when needed, and staff worked well with partners to support continuity of care. Medicines were managed safely and there were effective systems for monitoring accidents, incidents, infection prevention and control, care records and people’s changing needs.
The service had improved in the well-led key question since the last assessment. Leaders promoted an open and supportive culture and had oversight of the quality and safety of care. Staff felt supported and able to speak up. Governance arrangements, audits and the new electronic care planning system helped the provider monitor risk, identify learning and make improvements.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery. -
Well-led
Good
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Freda Steel
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)5 inspection reports, latest 24 September 2019. Latest assessment published 21 July 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Wellburn Care Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 01965619 (opens Companies House)
Wellburn Care Homes Limited runs 14 services in England, 9 of them in the North East. 12 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited
- G Craghall Residential Home Good. Care home, Newcastle upon Tyne
- G Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Gateshead
- G Glenholme Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Sunderland
- G Heatherdale Residential Home Good. Care home, Northumberland
Getting help from Northumberland County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Northumberland County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01670 536 400
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Northumberland County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Garden House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Garden House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Garden House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 36 beds at Garden House.
- When was Garden House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Garden House was published on 21 July 2026.
- Who runs Garden House?
- Garden House is run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited. It runs 14 services in England, 9 of them in the North East.
- What is Garden House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 21 July 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01289 330942
- Address
- 174 Main Street, Spittal, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 1RD Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Turret Villa Retirement Home Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- G Hillside Lodge Care Home Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Tweedmouth House Good, 1 mile away
- G Albury House Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Tweed View House Good, 1.3 miles away