Care home · Middlesbrough
Stainton Way
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- Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9LX
- Run by
- North East Care Homes Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 67 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Laura Ann Abbott
- Company check
- Dissolved, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05443254)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Aug 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-110490983
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Stainton Way is based in Middlesbrough, run by North East Care Homes Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2022), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 42 CQC-registered care homes in and around Middlesbrough; 36 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Stainton Way is run by North East Care Homes (lancashire) Limited (company 05443254), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as dissolved, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors, there is no insolvency history and it has registered charges (usually loans secured on property).
North East Care Homes Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Middlesbrough, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
The five key questions
- Safe41 of 43 in Middlesbrough
- Effective41 of 43 in Middlesbrough
- Caring3 of 43 in Middlesbrough
- Responsive39 of 43 in Middlesbrough
- Well-led40 of 43 in Middlesbrough
As rated by CQC, published 18 August 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Middlesbrough share it; for example, 3 of 43 care homes in Middlesbrough rated Outstanding for Caring.
Rating history
- Nov 2016
- May 2019
- Aug 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 18 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 24 May 2019
- CQC inspection report 24 November 2016
- Inspection report 18 February 2014
- Inspection report 1 October 2013
- Inspection report 22 December 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 16 March 2026 by Middlesbrough. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Stainton Way Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Stainton & Thornton
- Council
- Middlesbrough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TS8 (11)
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Within walking distance
- GP surgery Hemlington Health Centre, Middlesbrough, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Park 1.2 km (14 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People and their relatives told us they felt safe living at Stainton Way care home, and they were happy with their care and support.
- Feedback from people and their relatives reflected that staff knew and understood people well.
- They got to know people as unique individuals and personalities regarding this as a key element of person-centred care.
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests, the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Inspected 20 July 2022; report published 18 August 2022; supporting 67 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 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 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 18 August 2022.
What it may cost
We estimate Stainton Way 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Middlesbrough Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Stainton Lodge Care Centre, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Stainton & Thornton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Stainton Way, Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Middlesbrough, 3 of 43 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (7%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
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Stainton Way against its area
- Rated Good. Across Middlesbrough, 95% of the 43 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2022) is more recent than 49% of care home ratings in Middlesbrough.
- With 67 beds it is larger than 85% of care homes in Middlesbrough, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 79% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Middlesbrough lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Middlesbrough; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about Stainton Way
- How much does Stainton Way charge?
- Stainton Way has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,095 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How is Stainton Way rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How many residents can Stainton Way take?
- CQC capacity for Stainton Way: 67 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Stainton Way?
- Stainton Way is run by North East Care Homes Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Can Stainton Way care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Stainton Way?
- The latest rating is dated 18 August 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is Stainton Way based?
- It is at Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9LX.
- Is Stainton Way regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-110490983 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in August 2022.
- What type of care does Stainton Way provide?
- CQC lists Stainton Way under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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