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Hebburn Court Nursing Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

The Old Vicarage, Witty Avenue, Hebburn, NE31 2SE (0191) 428 1577

Provided and run by:
GB Healthcare Group Ltd

Important: The provider of this service changed - see old profile

Assessment report published 17 July 2026

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Caring

Good

3 July 2026

Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Score: 3

We did not look at Kindness, compassion and dignity during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Treating people as individuals

Score: 3

The provider treated people as individuals and made sure people’s care, support and treatment met people’s needs and preferences. They took account of people’s strengths, abilities, aspirations, culture and unique backgrounds and protected characteristics. People received care in line with their assessed needs, such as people requiring one to one support with eating and drinking. A person said, “We have good staff, nothing is too much bother.”

Independence, choice and control

Score: 3

The provider promoted people’s independence, so people knew their rights and had choice and control over their own care, treatment and wellbeing. Staff promoted people’s independence and care plans detailed what people could do for themselves and areas they required staff support.
People told us there were plenty of activities to participate in, to help improve their wellbeing. A person said, “Staff do activities with us. We have movie days with popcorn. We even do chair exercises.”
 

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Score: 3

We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Score: 3

We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.