Care home · Alnwick
Beech Tree House
Typical fee here £1,230–£1,500 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Beech Tree House- Address
- Lisburn Terrace, Alnwick, NE66 1XQ
- Run by
- Prestwick Care Limited (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 86 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Prestwick Care
- Registered manager
- Lisa Marie Heywood
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07110396)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-8965634778
An overview of Beech Tree House
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Beech Tree House is based in Alnwick, run by Prestwick Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (February 2022). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Alnwick; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Castleview Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (0 of the nearest 7).
6 of the 7 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Alnwick Hotspur ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (4 min), a park (3 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe83 of 92 in Northumberland
- Effective89 of 92 in Northumberland
- Caring80 of 92 in Northumberland
- Responsive85 of 92 in Northumberland
- Well-led74 of 92 in Northumberland
As rated by CQC, published 24 February 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Beech Tree House at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
Northumberland Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People told us care they received was extremely good and they considered the service to highly individual and person centred.
- Professionals said they felt the service was excellent and gave us examples of how staff had worked with people that was beyond what they normally encountered.
- Relatives praised the service highly and said they were sure their relations were receiving extremely individualised care.
- Some relatives described staff as treating people like family.
Inspected 14 December 2021; report published 24 February 2022; supporting 86 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Track record
CQC registration dates from September 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2020–2022), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
4 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 24 February 2022.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 73 of the 91 other care homes in Northumberland that CQC has rated.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
Beech Tree House is run by Prestwick Care Limited (company 07110396), incorporated in 2009, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Prestwick Care Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Prestwick Care brand, which covers 16 services run by 3 registered providers.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2020
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 11 December 2020
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 September 2026 by Northumberland. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Beech House"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Alnwick Hotspur
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Integrated care board
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NE66 (6)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 280 m (3 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Lionheart, 1.8 km
- GP surgery Alnwick Medical Group, 860 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Park St Paul's Memorial Garden, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Café Copperfields, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Baptist Church, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Library Alnwick Library, 320 m (4 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
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Where Beech Tree House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Northumberland, 90% of the 92 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2022) is more recent than 28% of care home ratings in Northumberland.
- With 86 beds it is larger than 99% of care homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 22% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Northumberland lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Northumberland as at Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Beech Tree House
- Where is Beech Tree House based?
- It is at Lisburn Terrace, Alnwick, NE66 1XQ.
- Is Beech Tree House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Beech Tree House as a care home, location ID 1-8965634778 and was rated Good overall in February 2022.
- What type of care does Beech Tree House provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Beech Tree House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Can Beech Tree House care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is Beech Tree House's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 24 February 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How big is Beech Tree House?
- CQC capacity for Beech Tree House: 86 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Beech Tree House?
- CQC lists Prestwick Care Limited as the provider responsible for Beech Tree House.
- How much does care from Beech Tree House cost?
- Beech Tree House's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Beech Tree House score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Beech Tree House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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