Aster Care

26A Belle Vue Grove, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS4 2PX

01642852324

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

5 November 2024

Provider

Atlas Care Homes Limited

Beds

102 beds

About Aster Care

Aster Care is a nursing home in Middlesbrough, providing nursing and residential care to younger and older adults, including people with a learning disability or physical disability. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Aster Care, in Middlesbrough, provides nursing and residential care for up to 102 people, including younger and older adults and people with a learning disability or physical disability. Around 50 people were living there when the CQC assessed the service, following concerns about care, staffing and management. Inspectors found no evidence people were at risk of harm and rated the home Good overall.

The CQC found people were safe, involved in planning their care and treated with dignity and respect. Staffing levels and recruitment practices were sound, and staff felt supported by management. People and relatives spoke positively about the kindness of staff and the quality of leadership, and systems were in place to monitor and improve the service.

Source: CQC assessment, 31 January 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 102 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TS4 2PX

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Substance misuse problems.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 31 January 2025. Assessment date recorded: 5 November 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 31 January 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Aster Care is a care home which provides nursing and residential care for up to 102 people. The service supports younger people, older people and people with a learning and/or physical disability. At the time of the inspection there were 50 people living at the home. The dates of the assessment were 3 December 2024 to 4 December 2024. This assessment was carried out in response to concerns received about the service relating to people’s care and treatment, staffing and the management of the service. We found no evidence during this assessment that people were at risk of harm from these concerns. We assessed a number of quality statements from each key question. We have combined the scores for these areas with scores from the last inspection to give the rating for this assessment. The service has been rated Good following this assessment. We have assessed the service against the ‘Right Support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make a judgement about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. People received a safe service, where they were involved in planning their care and support. People received person centred care and were treated with dignity and respect. Risks in relation to people’s care and support were assessed and plans were in place to reduce the risk of occurrence. People had their dietary and hydration needs met. There were enough suitably trained and knowledgeable staff to meet people’s needs. Safe recruitment practices were followed. Staff spoke positively about the management of the service and said they felt supported. The service worked in partnership with other agencies to ensure people’s needs were met. Systems were in place to monitor the quality of service and identify any areas of improvement.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Aster Care's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Aster Care, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Aster Care, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Aster Care's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees