
Garden House
Residential Care
26 March 2026
Wellburn Care Homes Limited
36 beds
About Garden House
Garden House is a residential care home located in Northumberland, North East. Its registered care categories include dementia, older people, and younger adults. The home has 36 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Good, published in July 2026. The home is operated by Wellburn Care Homes Limited.
Specialist Care
Photographs of the home
Practical details from the provider
- Outdoor spaces include decking, lawns and patio areas.
- Shared spaces include lounges, a reading corner and a cinema lounge.
Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.
Fees and availability
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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 without nursing
- Registered capacity
- 36 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · TD15 1RD
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.
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: .
Assessment published 21 July 2026. Assessment date recorded: 26 March 2026.
Read CQC's assessment overview
The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 21 July 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.
Date of assessment: 3 June 2026 to 12 June 2026Garden House is a care home providing accommodation and personal care to older people, including some people living with dementia. The service could accommodate up to 36 people, at the time of the assessment there were 32 people living at the service. The assessment was carried out due to the length of time since the last assessment.Staff were providing good quality, person-centred care. People were supported by staff who knew them well and understood their needs, preferences and risks. The service was clean, homely and well maintained, with systems in place to help people remain safe and promote their independence. People had access to health and social care professionals when needed, and staff worked well with partners to support continuity of care. Medicines were managed safely and there were effective systems for monitoring accidents, incidents, infection prevention and control, care records and people’s changing needs.The service had improved in the well-led key question since the last assessment. Leaders promoted an open and supportive culture and had oversight of the quality and safety of care. Staff felt supported and able to speak up. Governance arrangements, audits and the new electronic care planning system helped the provider monitor risk, identify learning and make improvements.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
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5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit
When visiting Garden House, 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 Garden House, 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 Garden House'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.
Location
174 Main Street, Spittal, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1RD

Garden House
CQC overall rating
Assessment date: 26 March 2026
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