Care home · Alnwick
The Grange
Illustrative photo, not of The Grange- Address
- The Grange, 3 Church Road, , Rennington, , Alnwick, NE66 3RR
- Run by
- People First Care (Rennington) Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Ann Hardy
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (2 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15464388)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Jan 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-19806098471
The Grange at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Grange is based in Alnwick, run by People First Care (Rennington) Ltd. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2026).
The registered provider
The Grange is run by People First Care (rennington) Limited (company 15464388), incorporated in 2024.
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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Likely fees
We estimate The Grange 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.
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Around Alnwick
Choice is thinner here: the nearest other care home is Hillcrest, 3.8 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (1 of the nearest 5).
2 of the 5 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Longhoughton ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
The Grange over the years
Registered in September 2024, it has 2 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
Reading The Grange's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Grange: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 73 of the 91 other care homes in Northumberland that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 75% and its lowest is Effective at 67%, averaging 71% overall.
CQC's scores in detail
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, The Grange scores 71%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 67%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 14 October 2025, published 20 January 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Ratings over time
- May 2016
- Sep 2017
- Oct 2018
- Jan 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 27 May 2026 by Northumberland. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Grange Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Longhoughton
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NE66 (6)
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Nearby
- Place of worship All Saints Church, 220 m (3 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What inspectors found
- The inspection was carried out between 20 October and 15 December 2025.
- On site inspection of the service was undertaken on 20 October and 21 October 2025.
- The service had last been inspected under the old provider in October 2018 and was rated good at that time.
- One relative told us, “[Relative] has lived there for three years.
Supporting 26 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe69% score83 of 92 in Northumberland
- Effective67% score89 of 92 in Northumberland
- Caring70% score80 of 92 in Northumberland
- Responsive75% score85 of 92 in Northumberland
- Well-led75% score74 of 92 in Northumberland
As rated by CQC, published 20 January 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
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Frequently asked about The Grange
- How big is The Grange?
- The Grange has 27 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs The Grange?
- CQC lists People First Care (Rennington) Ltd as the provider responsible for The Grange.
- How much does care from The Grange cost?
- The Grange's prices aren't on our site yet. A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is The Grange rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Where is The Grange?
- It is at The Grange, 3 Church Road, , Rennington, , Alnwick, NE66 3RR.
- Is The Grange a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-19806098471 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in January 2026.
- What services is The Grange registered for?
- Registration for The Grange covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Does The Grange support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When did CQC last rate The Grange?
- The latest rating is dated 20 January 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.