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Exterior at Garden House
Photo: Wellburn Care Homes. Used with permission.
Rated:GoodResidential

Garden House

174 Main Street, Spittal, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1RD
01289330942
Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

26 March 2026

Provider

Wellburn Care Homes Limited

Beds

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

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Exterior at Garden House
Exterior at Garden House. Photograph from the provider’s website.Photo: Wellburn Care Homes. Used with permission.

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

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 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: Good.

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
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

Read Garden House'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 Garden House, consider asking...

  1. 1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
  2. 2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
  3. 3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
  4. 4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
  5. 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. 1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
  2. 2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
  3. 3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
  4. 4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
  5. 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

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Garden House

CQC overall rating

Good

Assessment date: 26 March 2026

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