Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home

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Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home, located in Low Eighton, Gateshead, offers a comfortable and homely environment for its residents. The home provides…

Care home: Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home
Location: Low Eighton, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, NE9 7UB
Care types: Residential, Dementia
CQC rating: Good
Latest CQC inspection: 19 July 2022
Beds: 47
CQC location ID: 1-126290352

Rated 4.3/5 from 35 Google reviews.

What families say

Families praise the warm and attentive nature of the staff at Eighton Lodge, who they feel provide excellent care and support to their loved ones. They appreciate the homely and clean environment, with lovely grounds and spacious rooms. Many families express relief and contentment knowing their relatives are safe and…

What the CQC says

Rated Good by the CQC on 30 September 2024.

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: Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
Caring: Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
Responsive: Good — 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 unchanged at Good since March 2022.
Got worse: Safe (Good → Requires improvement).

Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 10 September 2026.

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