Tyne Grange
- Care home
- 22 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2020
- Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Outstanding
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Outstanding at every inspection since 2022.
7 months
since the latest rating was published.
6 of 62
rated care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne are rated Outstanding, like this one.
Tyne Grange: inspection record
Rated Outstanding in April 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 2 April 2026 (assessment visit 15 January 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Tyne Grange provides accommodation with personal care for up to 21 people. 18 people were living at the home when we visited. The service provides nursing and personal care for people with mental health needs. We visited the home on 6 February 2026. This unannounced assessment was triggered to review the ratings for 3 key questions, to check whether the home was safe, effective and responsive. We reviewed the key questions relating to caring and well-led during a recent focused inspection.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Outstanding
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The service was outstanding in delivering responsive care. Staff understood each person well and ensured care was shaped around what mattered to them. People experienced bespoke approaches, including personalised communication support, carefully matched keyworkers and goal focused recovery plans. Information was accessible and tailored, enabling people to be fully involved in their care. Leaders fostered a culture of listening and co production; feedback from people directly informed improvements to catering, activities, staffing and communication systems.
The provider ensured people’s needs were assessed and reviewed regularly, with multi disciplinary professionals contributing to care planning. Staff worked effectively across teams and services to ensure people received consistent care. Care was personalised to people’s health, wellbeing and communication needs. People were supported to live healthier lives and achieve exceptionally positive outcomes. Outcome were monitored and adjusted to reflect changes in people’s needs.
People had timely access to the support they needed, and staff worked proactively to identify and address inequalities in people’s experiences. Staff adapted care to remove barriers linked to language, mobility, cultural needs or digital confidence. People consistently told us they felt listened to, understood and empowered
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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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Responsive
Outstanding
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 changed to outstanding. This meant services were tailored to meet the needs of individuals and delivered to ensure flexibility, choice and continuity of care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- 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.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Katherine Swainston
- 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)1 inspection report, latest 2 June 2022. Latest assessment published 2 April 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
- Tyne Grange Health Care LimitedBrand: Exemplar Health Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 12177658 (opens Companies House)
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 Tyne Grange provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Tyne Grange as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Tyne Grange have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 22 beds at Tyne Grange.
- When was Tyne Grange last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Tyne Grange was published on 2 April 2026.
- Who runs Tyne Grange?
- Tyne Grange is run by Tyne Grange Health Care Limited.
- What is Tyne Grange's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Outstanding, published on 2 April 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 716 3100
- Address
- Grainger Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8RR Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Lynnwood Good, 0.1 miles away
- RI Westwood Lodge Care Home Requires improvement, 0.2 miles away
- G Orchard Mews Good, 0.2 miles away
- G St Joseph's - Newcastle Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Sutherland Court Good, 0.5 miles away