Residential care home · Gateshead

Dovecote Residential Care Home

Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago
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Dovecote Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Rowlands Gill in Gateshead, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. It is registered for up to 61 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published February 2025, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 96% of care homes in Gateshead are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 5 February 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Gateshead

Dovecote Residential Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 35 other homes in Gateshead. Of the 48 rated care homes here, 96% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (8%)
  • Good 36 (75%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (4%)

Half of Gateshead's ratings are more than 1.9 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Sanctuary Care Limited runs 84 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Outstanding, 76 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 1 Not yet rated.

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