Care home · Bedlington
Birkinshaw Manor
Illustrative photo, not of Birkinshaw Manor- Address
- Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TT
- Run by
- Vital Care Services North East Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 54 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2021 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Sophi Ireland
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13380429)
- Last CQC check
- 17 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-11552754076
The service in brief
Birkinshaw Manor is a CQC-registered residential care home in Bedlington, run by Vital Care Services North East Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bedlington; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from November 2021, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 17 February 2023.
The registered provider
Birkinshaw Manor is run by Vital Care Services North East Limited (company 13380429), incorporated in 2021.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
How it fits locally
There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Chester Court, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bedlington Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (1 min), a park (6 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2018
- Mar 2019
- Sep 2020
- May 2021
- Nov 2021
- Aug 2022
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 17 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 10 August 2022
Finding it
- Ward
- Bedlington Central
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NE22 (7)
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Close by
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Bedlingtonshire Medical Group, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Front Street Pharmacy, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Lifestyle Express, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Park 440 m (6 min walk)
- Café Grays, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship St Cuthberts Church, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Library Bedlington Library and Community Hub, 270 m (3 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Birkinshaw Manor at £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £57k–£70k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Northumberland Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
Reading Birkinshaw Manor's CQC 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.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Any safeguarding concerns were reported and investigated.
- There were sufficient numbers of staff to support people with their care needs, although some people commented on the high use of agency staff.
- The services tried to use regular agency staff members, so they were familiar with people's needs.
- Medicines were managed safely, and medicine records were up to date.
Inspected 31 January 2023; report published 17 February 2023; supporting 54 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The five key questions
- 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
CQC key question ratings, published 17 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
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How Birkinshaw Manor compares
- Rated Good. Across Northumberland, 90% of the 92 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in Northumberland.
- With 54 beds it is larger than 77% of care homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 18% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Northumberland lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Northumberland (Oct 2026).
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Quick answers about Birkinshaw Manor
- How big is Birkinshaw Manor?
- CQC capacity for Birkinshaw Manor: 54 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Birkinshaw Manor?
- Birkinshaw Manor is run by Vital Care Services North East Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from Birkinshaw Manor cost?
- Birkinshaw Manor'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). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Birkinshaw Manor score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Birkinshaw Manor: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What kind of care can Birkinshaw Manor offer?
- Birkinshaw Manor is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Birkinshaw Manor based?
- It is at Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TT.
- Is Birkinshaw Manor registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-11552754076 and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- Can Birkinshaw Manor care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Birkinshaw Manor's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 17 February 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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