Aspen Court
- Care home
- 63 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2015
- Central Gateshead, Gateshead, North East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2017.
7 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
43 of 46
rated care homes in Gateshead are rated Good, like this one.
Aspen Court: inspection record
Rated Good in December 2019.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 7 November 2020. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Aspen Court is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care for up to 63 people aged 65 and over. The service is arranged over three floors. At the time of the inspection there were 44 people using the service. The provider had twelve bedrooms on the top floor which they intended to use as designated beds to accommodate people discharged from hospital.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
● The provider and the registered manager had put robust plans in place which ensured people admitted to the service with COVID19 were able to be cared for.
● The registered manager had used national good practice guidance to prepare the environment. They had consulted with other health care professionals in the area to make them aware and seek their support for people being admitted to the home.
● Arrangements had been put in place for the separate designated area of the home to have its own colour coordinated bedding, towels, crockery and cutlery and waste disposal systems.
● There were areas of home set aside for staff to change their PPE. Staff had been trained in how to do this. Guidance and support were also available for essential visitors.
● Suitable arrangements were in place to support relatives visiting people who needed end of life care.
● We were assured that this service met good infection prevention and control guidelines as a designated care setting.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Julie Oxley
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 7 November 2020. The reports are on 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
- Atlas Care Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 9273411 (opens Companies House)
Atlas Care Homes Limited runs 4 services, all in the North East. 4 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Atlas Care Homes Limited
- G Aster Care Good. Care home with nursing, Middlesbrough
- G Brownlee Court Good. Care home with nursing, Middlesbrough
- G Hebburn Manor Good. Care home with nursing, South Tyneside
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 Aspen Court provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Aspen Court as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Aspen Court have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 63 beds at Aspen Court.
- When was Aspen Court last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Aspen Court was published on 28 December 2019.
- Who runs Aspen Court?
- Aspen Court is run by Atlas Care Homes Limited. It runs 4 services, all in the North East.
- What is Aspen Court's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 28 December 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 477 6777
- Address
- Old Sunderland Road, Gateshead, NE8 3PN Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G St Marks Court Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Enhanced Elderly Care Service - Fellingate Care Centre Limited Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Pinetree Lodge Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Springfield House Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Alexandra Villa Good, 0.7 miles away