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Meadow Park
Residential Care
28 August 2025
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
61 beds
About Meadow Park
Meadow Park is a residential care home in Northumberland, offering accommodation and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. The CQC's most recent findings on the service are set out below.
Meadow Park provides accommodation, personal and nursing care for up to 61 older people, including those living with dementia. The CQC found the service to be Good overall, with an Outstanding rating for how caring staff were. People and relatives described exceptionally kind, attentive support, a relaxed, homely atmosphere, and a dementia-friendly environment that helped people stay engaged and independent.
Inspectors found the home safe, well-maintained and clean, with effective leadership and strong auditing systems. Minor issues were noted around medicine storage temperatures and staffing levels on one ground floor unit, both flagged for ongoing attention. Staff were well trained, recruitment was robust, and people were involved in decisions about their care.
Source: CQC assessment, 5 November 2025
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Care and inspection details
Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.
- Registered service
- Care home service without nursing
- Registered capacity
- 61 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · NE22 6LA
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 5 November 2025. Assessment date recorded: 28 August 2025.
Read CQC's assessment overview
The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 5 November 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.
Date of assessment: 30 September to 07 October 2025.
Meadow Park is a care home providing accommodation, personal and nursing care to a maximum of 61 older people, including people who may live with dementia. At the time of our unannounced visit, 54 people were using the service.
A registered manager was in place. The registered manager is registered with the Care Quality Commission and is legally responsible to ensure that the service is compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
Meadow Park was very well-led. The provider's vision and values were truly person-centred to make sure people were at the heart of the service. This vision was driven by the exceptional leadership of the registered manager. The provider, registered manager and staff team were passionate about people's well-being.
Relatives and professionals described how people received excellent personalised care and support that was completely people centred and tailored to people’s individual needs and preferences. Staff showed a strong respect for people's diversity, valuing everyone’s unique identity and needs. The staff team knew people very well and provided support discreetly and with compassion. People’s privacy was respected, and people were supported to maintain contact with relatives and friends. The environment was exceptionally well-designed for people who may live with dementia, or a dementia-related condition to keep people engaged and stimulated. Staff followed best practice around dementia care, which led to people retaining their communication skills and identity. The activities co-ordinator ensured people were supported to experience a range of meaningful activities and entertainment.
The culture of the service was extremely friendly, open and transparent. People's and staff voices were heard to continually improve the quality of care. People, relatives and staff were confident about approaching the registered manager if they needed to. They recognised that their views and feedback were valued and respected and consistently used to support quality service development. The registered manager and provider were continually developing the service to meet and maximise people's outcomes. Effective auditing systems were in place.
The home was well-maintained, and systems were in place to manage the environment safely. The home was clean, and staff were aware of infection prevention measures. Medicines were managed safely apart from an issue regarding the storage of medicines at the correct temperature, which the provider assured us would be addressed.
Records provided detailed guidance to ensure people received safe, consistent, person-centred care and support. Equipment was available to meet people’s needs and to help maintain their independence. People’s mental capacity and ability to consent was taken into account, and people and their representatives were involved in planning their care and support. Where people needed continuous supervision to maintain their safety, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications were appropriately submitted.
Staff were valued, they were encouraged to speak up and give feedback. There were sufficient trained staff who worked well with other professionals to ensure people's needs were met safely. We identified staffing levels should be kept under review on a unit on the ground floor as people became more dependent. Staff received training around a range of topics to help ensure they were competent to carry out their role to ensure people’s care and safety. There was robust recruitment of new staff
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
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 Meadow Park, 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 Meadow Park, 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 Meadow Park'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
Choppington Road, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 6LA

Meadow Park
CQC overall rating
Assessment date: 28 August 2025
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