Lindisfarne Birtley
Nursing home in Chester Le Street, registered for 66 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 66
- Address
- Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1LU
- Telephone
- 01914920738
- Website
- www.gainfordcarehomes.com
- Registered provider
- Gainford Care Homes Limited
- Registered manager
- Harbottle, Scott
- Registered since
- 2011-02-02
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 66 beds it is larger than 76% of the 21 nursing 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
e1-125940690- Regulator location ID
1-125940690- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-06-13
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
- Mental Health
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Mental health conditions
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Gainford Care Homes Limited runs 13 services in the UK with 641 beds. Across the estate:
- 12 good
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