Astell Care Centre
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Astell Care Centre is a 96-bed care facility located in Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The centre offers a range of services, including residential care,…
- Care home
- Astell Care Centre
- Location
- Wharrier Street, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 3BR, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3BR
- Care types
- Nursing, Residential, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 12 May 2023
- Beds
- 96
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 0191 224 3677
- CQC location ID
- 1-17947621173
Rated 2/5 from 2 Google reviews.
What families say
Families have expressed concerns about the care provided at Astell Care Centre, citing understaffing as a major issue. They have also reported a lack of activities for residents, which may impact their overall wellbeing. Additionally, there have been reports of incidents involving resident safety, which has led to a…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 17 June 2025.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Requires improvement — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Requires improvement — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Requires improvement — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Requires improvement — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated July 2022).
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Effective — Requires improvement; Caring — Requires improvement; Responsive — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 22 September 2026.
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