Squirrels
- Care home
- 4 beds
- Nursing care
- Registered since 2025
- Central Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
This service is registered but is not currently providing care.
Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
At a glance
No rating
No ratings have been published for this service yet.
Squirrels: inspection record
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lynnwood (Good, 0.9 miles away) and Orchard Mews (Good, 1 mile away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Buglawton Hall School No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Heaton House No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Higher Tunshill Farm Not yet rated, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Hulton House Not yet rated, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Newcombe Lodge No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Children 0-18 years, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment
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
- Action for Children
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04764232 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 1097940
Action for Children runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the North East. 0 are rated Good or Outstanding and 3 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Action for Children
- – Maybrook House Not yet rated. Care home, Buckinghamshire, South East
- – Shropshire and Warwickshire Community Short Breaks Not yet rated. Home care, Shropshire, West Midlands
Getting help from Newcastle City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Newcastle City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0191 278 7878 (ask for Adult Social CarePoint), Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Newcastle City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Squirrels provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Squirrels as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Squirrels have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 4 beds at Squirrels.
- When was Squirrels last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission has not published a rating for Squirrels yet.
- Who runs Squirrels?
- Squirrels is run by Action for Children. It runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the North East.
- What is Squirrels's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
Contact
- Address
- City Gate, Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4PA Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lynnwood (Good, 0.9 miles away) and Orchard Mews (Good, 1 mile away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Buglawton Hall School No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Heaton House No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Higher Tunshill Farm Not yet rated, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Hulton House Not yet rated, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Newcombe Lodge No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away