Lowgate Care Home

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Lowgate Care Home is a purpose-built facility located in Hexham, Northumberland, offering residential, nursing, dementia, and respite care services. The home…

Care home: Lowgate Care Home
Location: Lowgate, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 2NN, UK, Hexham, NE46 2NN
Care types: Nursing, Dementia
CQC rating: Requires Improvement
Latest CQC inspection: 7 January 2022
Beds: 42
Funding accepted: Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Phone: (01434) 605316
CQC location ID: 1-152415406

Rated 4.6/5 from 10 Google reviews.

What families say

Families generally praise the cleanliness and maintenance of Lowgate Care Home, as well as the friendly and supportive nature of the staff. Many appreciate the respectful treatment of residents and the good communication. However, one family expressed concerns about the consistency of care, suggesting that staff may…

What the CQC says

Rated Requires improvement by the CQC on 30 January 2025.

Requires improvement — the service is not performing as well as it should and CQC has told it how to improve. What this rating means

What has changed

Overall rating fell from Good to Requires improvement (previously rated May 2018).

Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 8 September 2026.

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