Rated Care Homes

Whell Care

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No overall rating

No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.

At a glance

  • 3 ratings

    Rated Good at every inspection since 2019.

  • 4 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 97%

    of rated home care services in Northumberland are Good or Outstanding (95% across the North East, 88% across England).

Whell Care: inspection record

Home care, Northumberland

This service has no overall rating at present. The squares show its earlier ratings.

Whell Care: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: North STSS (Short Term Support Service) Alnwick (Outstanding, 6.1 miles away) and Age UK - Northumberland (Good, 10.1 miles away).

Nearest home care services:

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  2. –
    Time to Care Specialist Support Services Limited No overall rating, 6.2 miles away
  3. –
    Rejoice Care Services Ltd Not yet rated, 8 miles away
  4. RI
    TC Care Global Ltd Requires improvement, 8 miles away
  5. G
    Age UK - Northumberland Good, 10.1 miles away

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 11 June 2026 (assessment visit 22 April 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Date of assessment: 7 May to 8 June 2026.

Whell Care is a homecare service which provides independent supported living to 1 person living in their own home. They also provide domiciliary homecare which has been assessed separately.

  • Safe Good
  • Effective Good
  • Caring Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary

Staff knew people well and supported them in a way that promoted their safety, dignity, independence and wellbeing. Risks were assessed and managed, medicines were administered safely, and staff worked well with relatives and health professionals to help achieve positive outcomes.

Staff had received training to meet the people’s needs, including specialist health needs, and staffing arrangements supported continuity of care. Governance systems, including audits, competency checks and oversight of care records and medicines, helped maintain standards and support improvement. Overall, the service was well-led and committed to providing good quality care.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.

  5. 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 good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.

Ratings by service

The Care Quality Commission rates each kind of service at this location separately.

Ratings by service for Whell Care
ServiceRatingDate SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led
Homecare Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: No rating
Supported Living Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

Questions to ask the service

  1. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
  2. Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.

Registration details

Registered manager
Sarah Whellans
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Domiciliary care service, Supported living service
Who it supports
Older People, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

1 inspection report, latest 29 November 2019. Latest assessment published 11 June 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

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
11193285 (opens Companies House)

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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Whell Care provide nursing care?
The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Whell Care.
When was Whell Care last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Whell Care was published on 11 June 2026.
Who runs Whell Care?
Whell Care is run by Whell Care Ltd.
What is Whell Care's CQC rating?
No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.

Contact

Phone
01665 711170
Address
6 Dilston Terrace, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0DT Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: North STSS (Short Term Support Service) Alnwick (Outstanding, 6.1 miles away) and Age UK - Northumberland (Good, 10.1 miles away).

Nearest home care services:

  1. O
  2. –
    Time to Care Specialist Support Services Limited No overall rating, 6.2 miles away
  3. –
    Rejoice Care Services Ltd Not yet rated, 8 miles away
  4. RI
    TC Care Global Ltd Requires improvement, 8 miles away
  5. G
    Age UK - Northumberland Good, 10.1 miles away

See all home care services in Northumberland