Dovecote Residential Care Home
Residential care home in Rowlands Gill, registered for 61 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 61
- Address
- Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ
- Telephone
- 01207544441
- Website
- www.sanctuary-care.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Sanctuary Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Dawson, Lesley
- Registered since
- 2020-07-20
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 61 beds it is larger than 81% of the 27 residential care homes in Gateshead.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-9193326334- Regulator location ID
1-9193326334- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-02-05
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Sanctuary Care Limited runs 99 services in the UK with 4,823 beds. Across the estate:
- 7 excellent
- 85 good
- 5 need improvement
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