Armstrong House
- Care home
- 71 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2024
- Gateshead, North East
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 21 October 2024.
Rated Good in August 2019 under the previous provider, Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2016, most recently Good in August 2019.
7 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
98%
of rated care homes in Gateshead are Good or Outstanding (92% across the North East, 83% across England).
Armstrong House: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Rosewood House (Good, 0.2 miles away) and 3 Red Admiral Court Gateshead (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Rosewood House Good, 0.2 miles away
- G 3 Red Admiral Court Gateshead Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Riverside Place Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Alderwood Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Grasmere Lodge Good, 0.7 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
- The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Cheryl Bailey
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Care UK Care Services LimitedBrand: Care UK
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02571516 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- Care UK Community Partnerships Ltdregistered
Care UK Care Services Limited runs 226 services in England, 13 of them in the North East. 59 are rated Good or Outstanding, 8 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 159 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Care UK Care Services Limited
- O Collingwood Court Outstanding. Care home, North Tyneside
- O Cuttlebrook Hall Outstanding. Care home, Oxfordshire, South East
- O Halecroft Grange Outstanding. Care home, Trafford, North West
- O Priors House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Warwickshire, West Midlands
Getting help from Gateshead Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Gateshead Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0191 433 7033, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Gateshead Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Armstrong House provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Armstrong House as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Armstrong House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 71 beds at Armstrong House.
- When was Armstrong House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Armstrong House was published on 30 August 2019.
- Who runs Armstrong House?
- Armstrong House is run by Care UK Care Services Limited. It runs 226 services in England, 13 of them in the North East.
- What is Armstrong House's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 21 October 2024.
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 460 6220
- Address
- 110 Lobley Hill Road, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4YG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Rosewood House (Good, 0.2 miles away) and 3 Red Admiral Court Gateshead (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Rosewood House Good, 0.2 miles away
- G 3 Red Admiral Court Gateshead Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Riverside Place Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Alderwood Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Grasmere Lodge Good, 0.7 miles away