Located in Choppington, near Morpeth and Bedlington, Wansbeck Care Home offers a peaceful environment surrounded by nature, with access to parks, woodlands, and sea views.
The home provides personalised care services, including daily assistance, dementia and respite care. It also supports individuals with mental health conditions and learning disabilities, ensuring a safe and caring atmosphere. There is also a Men Only unit on site.
Wansbeck fosters an engaging community with a busy...
Care Provided by Wansbeck Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 40 Service Users
Dementia Care Types Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we Define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we Define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
- Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1,285
- Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,325
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1,285
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,325
Fees are Fully Inclusive however Podiatry ,Hairdressing & Accompanied GP/Hospital appointments are chargeable extras.
Contact Wansbeck Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
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Local Authority with Top-up - Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group/Owner
- Marton Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Beverley Chester (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: -1
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (20)
Visiting
- Visitors Always Welcome
Parking
- Ample on site parking.
Wansbeck Care Home Reviews (85)
Wansbeck Care Home has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.094) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Wansbeck Care Home has 85 reviews.
The staff are very friendly and caring. The food is good.
Many thanks for reviewing our home. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and I will of course pass them on to the manager and the Wansbeck colleagues.
Staff are very welcoming and helpful, easy to talk to and assist with any queries.
Many thanks for taking the time to review our home. All feedback is welcomed and allows us to continually develop our service. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and I will of course pass them on to the team at Wansbeck.
This is my second review. Just would like to thank all the staff for doing a fine job. Whenever I've had concerns and worries about Mam's condition things get sorted in a professional manner. Once again, everyone does a great job as sometimes it's not easy. Everyone has been so helpful and always pleasant, it's so reassuring. My experience has been a good one. I know my mother is happy to be there. It's a lovely care home.
Many thanks for taking the time to review our home. It is our pleasure to care for your mum and are delighted that she is happy at Wansbeck. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and I will of course pass them on to the manager and the colleagues at Wansbeck.
My wife and I had a lovely time at my mam's care home celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, we were lucky with the weather and sat outside, lovely food brought out and drinks, plus a singer. The staff were brilliant, life and soul of the part jollying everybody along and they were dressed up. Just like a big family gathering.
Many thanks for taking the time to review our home. It is our pleasure to care for your mum and we are delighted you had a good time at the Jubilee Party. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and I will of course pass them on to the manager and the colleagues at Wansbeck.
Mother appears happy with her care, from what she can remember at her age (101-years-old). She can make her own decisions about her care considering her age.
Dear Irene, many thanks for taking the time to review our home. All feedback is welcomed and allows us to continually develop our service. Your comments are greatly appreciated and I will of course pass them on to the manager and the colleagues at Wansbeck.
My mother appears happy and well cared for. Staff are polite, courteous, friendly and very approachable. There always appears to be staff present with the residents whenever I visit the home. The home is very clean and tidy, well presented and very welcoming even during current Covid restrictions and Government recommendations, nothing is too much trouble for the staff.
Dear Hayley, many thanks for taking the time to review our home. It is our pleasure to care for your Mother. All feedback is welcomed to allow us to continually improve our services. Your kind words are greatly appreciated, and I will, of course, ensure that they are passed on to the colleagues at Wansbeck.
I have been coming here since my daughter first came here and have been very impressed. I came on the 7th of May 2021 on my daughter's 40th Birthday and the management and staff went far beyond of what I would have expected. To help her celebrate, we were in one pod to see her and we laughed and cried together and had a brilliant hour with her even through the Covid.
My partner, with dementia, has been in care at Wansbeck Care Home for 2 years now and even in this difficult time they have been fantastic with her care. Whenever she has had a problem, they keep me informed as to her condition. I couldn't ask for any more from them and everyone I come into contact with is extremely friendly; almost like family.
Wansbeck used to be a lovely home, not any more. Don't be fooled by the smiles. It is now run on dishonesty, lies and total lack of care now. Speak out and your loved one is out. After two-plus years living there and after her third hospital admission in four months mainly through lack of care, this is the disgusting treatment my Mam endured. This is an honest review! We supported this home on many different levels over the years but because I dared to address any relevant issues, this was their final response. I was not informed by them but by a hospital ward nurse. However, when challenged tried to make a u-turn. No elderly person deserves this. The good carers are so overshadowed by the not so good and so often go unnoticed. Safeguarding has been involved. Thankfully after a very traumatic time, my Mam is now happy in her new trustworthy home and now safe and healthy which is all we as a family ask for and certainly no more than she or any other resident deserves.
Wansbeck Care Home is a home from home care home. My mam has lived here almost two years now and all the staff and management go over and beyond for their residents, nothing at all is a problem. Well done Team Wansbeck.
Clean, efficiently organised and run care home with extremely friendly and resident orientated staff. Easy to communicate with and nothing is a problem for the staff. Well done and keep it up Wansbeck.
My personal review of the care my Mum is receiving is very good. She is well and clean and her needs, both mental and physical, are being very well met. She feels safe and secure. I feel the home is managing the Covid situation extremely well and are doing their best in these times.
The staff is very good. They are well looked after and good food.
The staff are very helpful and pleasant and nothing is a problem.
Not too good on admin but the staff are wonderful.
The care given to residents during the COVID pandemic has been excellent. The staff truly care about our loved ones and the photos on their social media page really help me cope with not seeing my loved one, keep up the good work. I’m so pleased my sister is in such a loving environment.
Couldn’t have asked for better care for my Dad when he was in Wansbeck. The staff made us all feel like one big family, and we were always made to feel very welcome. Sadly my Dad passed away, but we know he was well cared for and treated with dignity and respect at all times. Thank you.
First time using a care home. My mum had to have a period of respite after being in hospital. I found the staff at Wansbeck to be very kind and they did their utmost to help in any way they could in a difficult situation with COVID.
I came into Wansbeck Care Home on 29th November 2017 and was only there for convalescence. I came for 2 weeks, 'till the other home got my room ready properly but when I came in I loved it so much I wanted to stop here and it will be 3 years in November now. The carers are all lovely and are there when you need them when possible. I have never looked back as it feels like home from home.
My aunt was recently in Wansbeck for a period of respite and we as a family couldn’t have asked for better care for her, she was quite poorly when she went in but she was well cared for and came home very much better. Thank you to all the very kind staff.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 13 June 2023- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Requires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (5)
- Recipient: Marton Care Homes LtdDate: Tuesday 28 Feb 2023
- Recipient: Marton Care Homes LtdDate: Thursday 30 Jun 2022
- Recipient: Marton Care Homes LtdDate: Wednesday 30 Jun 2021
Meet the Team (2)
Bev - Care Home Manager at Wansbeck Care Home
With over 35 years of experience in the care sector, Bev has been leading the team at Wansbeck Care Home as the home manager for the past 3 years. Her extensive background spans working with individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviours, but her true passion is in dementia care, to which she has devoted more than 20 years. Bev is passionate about caring for the elderly and loves hearing their unique stories and experiences. She also places great importance on building relationships with their families, ensuring each resident is understood and cared for in a personalised way.
In her personal life, Bev enjoys time with her husband Ian, their 5 grown-up children, and 11 grandchildren—with a new baby grandson on the way. She is also a dog lover and enjoys spending time with her dog Lulu. When she’s not at work, you’ll often find her knitting thoughtful gifts for family members of her team.
At Wansbeck, Bev and her team are dedicated to creating a home-like environment where residents feel safe, supported, and valued. The care team is known for their compassion and willingness to go the extra mile for every resident. For Bev, Wansbeck is more than just a workplace—it’s a community and a family, and she is proud to lead such a dedicated and caring team.
Bev is always approachable, with an open-door policy, ensuring both residents and their families feel welcome and supported throughout their time at Wansbeck Care Home.
Meet the amazing care team at Wansbeck Care Home.
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