Care home · Middlesborough
The Meadowgate Centre
Illustrative photo, not of The Meadowgate Centre- Address
- Meadowgate, Eston under Nab, Middlesborough, TS6 9NN
- Run by
- Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (3 services)
- Service
- Residential care home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
- Beds
- 40 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2019 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Lisa Jane Mussett Jodie Ann Dunn
- Last CQC check
- 2 Jun 2021
- 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 to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-7888993395
About The Meadowgate Centre
The Meadowgate Centre in Middlesborough is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2021), with Effective rated Outstanding. It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Eston; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Meadowgate Centre 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Redcar and Cleveland Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The ratings in context
For The Meadowgate Centre, Effective is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Redcar and Cleveland, 1 of 40 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (3%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Effective section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
How it fits locally
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Astune Rise Nursing Home, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
13 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Eston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
History with CQC
The Meadowgate Centre has been registered with CQC since November 2019, about 6 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2021), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 5 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.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 2 June 2021.
The company behind The Meadowgate Centre
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Redcar and Cleveland, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2021
- Jun 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 2 June 2021
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2021
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 August 2026 by Redcar and Cleveland. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Meadowgate Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Eston
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TS6 (6)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe30 of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland
- Effective1 of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland
- Caring40 of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland
- Responsive34 of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland
- Well-led34 of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 2 June 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Redcar and Cleveland share it; for example, 1 of 40 care homes in Redcar and Cleveland rated Outstanding for Effective.
Inspection findings in brief
- People were exceptionally positive about the support they received from highly skilled staff.
- The service worked very well with other agencies to provide joined up care and had contributed to reduced hospital admissions for people.
- Staff went above and beyond to support people back into their own homes.
- Staff were extremely well supported to carry out their roles.
Inspected 10 May 2021; report published 2 June 2021. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Meadowgate Centre on The Care Panel so far.
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The Meadowgate Centre questions answered
- Is The Meadowgate Centre a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records The Meadowgate Centre as a care home, location ID 1-7888993395 and was rated Good overall in June 2021.
- Where is The Meadowgate Centre based?
- It is at Meadowgate, Eston under Nab, Middlesborough, TS6 9NN.
- What type of care does The Meadowgate Centre provide?
- The Meadowgate Centre is registered with CQC for: residential homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- When did CQC last rate The Meadowgate Centre?
- The rating now shown was published on 2 June 2021, 5 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is The Meadowgate Centre registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Which provider runs The Meadowgate Centre?
- CQC lists Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council as the provider responsible for The Meadowgate Centre.
- How many residents can The Meadowgate Centre take?
- CQC registers The Meadowgate Centre for 40 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is The Meadowgate Centre rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Meadowgate Centre: Safe: Good; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from The Meadowgate Centre cost?
- The Meadowgate Centre hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,095 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
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