Ridley Park Care Home

Forster Street, Off Plessey Road, Blyth NE24 3BG
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9.6 92 Reviews
  • Ridley Park Care Home, Blyth
Ridley Park is a purpose-built care home, ideal for residential and nursing care needs, welcoming both short and long term stays. The home also provides residential dementia care.

There are so many places to relax. Residents can have their nails or hair done before taking a twirl in the ballroom. They can enjoy a coffee in the café or a drink in the bar, and then see a film in the home's cinema. And their reminiscence room helps recapture old memories. The wrap-around garden has patios for enjoying the fresh sea air. There’s a greenhouse for growing produce and raised beds.

All bedrooms have ensuite facilities, and for those requiring a larger living space, premier rooms with their own garden and front door are also available.

A range of tasty home-cooked meals are freshly prepared by the homes own chef who takes into account individual nutritional requirements. Residents may dine in the pleasant dining room or in the privacy of their own room if preferred.

At Ridley Park, a busy programme of activities is available, while hobbies and interests are encouraged to promote an independent, healthy and active lifestyle.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 59 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Pricing is subject to an assessment of care needs and the room chosen. There’s no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance, our Care Home is open to everyone. Please contact us for more information.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Lindsay Donoghue (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 40+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (59)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (59)

Parking

  • Plenty of parking both on-site and on the street.

Ridley Park Care Home Reviews (92)

9.6

Ridley Park Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.630) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ridley Park Care Home has 92 reviews.

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Review from Darrell L (Son of Resident) published on 14 September 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are very friendly and provide an excellent standard of care towards my mother meeting all of her care needs. They also put on excellent activities that cater for all the needs of the residents.


The staff also go above and beyond what is expected of them in caring for my mother.

Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer services administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. I'm glad to know that your mum is enjoying the activities and is so well cared for. This must put your mind at ease knowing that she will be looked after when you are not there.

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Review from Georgina N (Resident) published on 26 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I moved into Ridley Park, I am enjoying my life here. Staff are very kind, food is very good. Company is great and I am very happy.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. It is lovely to hear that you have settled into the home and that you are happy and making new friends.

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Review from S R (Resident) published on 26 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Pleased that all the people have accepted me as I'm not from the area.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments of our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.

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Review from John S (Resident) published on 19 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The food is quite good, the puddings are better!
The atmosphere is quite brilliant for me. They help in my phone calls and cash is safe.
They take me out on various outings which are very enjoyable.
All staff are friendly.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team

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Review from Mark S (Friend of Resident) published on 19 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I visited with my one year old son. All the staff and residents were lovely with him giving him juice and biscuits and playing with him. Made very welcome. The home is beautiful and very clean.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. I'm sure that your son made everyone's day and kept them amused.

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Review from Graham F (Friend of Resident) published on 19 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Visited my friend. The home is beautiful, staff are friendly and offered coffee and cake with resident lovely experience.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review. Great to hear that you had a lovely experience while you visited your friend.

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Review from Ken A (Son of Resident) published on 19 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly and helpful staff. Standard of cleanliness very high. Quality of food - excellent.
Reply from Rose Pickering, Customer Service Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.

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Review from I A (Friend of Resident) published on 19 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My friend found a "home" here after a month of hospital admissions and had to give up her independence and more to Ridley Park. Giving up her own home was difficult, but the accommodation here is first class - and the staff have done everything they can to make the transition from independent living
to a care home environment easy for her.
In the early days of her living at Ridley Park, there were "teething problems" as could be expected with such a change - physically and emotionally - but the staff supported her through this and now she is settled and "at home".
Having her own furniture, clothes and ornaments (of which there are many!) around her, had added to the 'home comforts' and it is a pleasure to visit and enjoy her new accommodation with her. Thank you so much (just one other thing - not all the residents are deaf - so there's no need to shout).
Reply from Emily Wilson, Customer Service Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.

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Review from C M (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good carers. Home is always clean. Food is a bit hit and miss (sometimes lacks flavour). Large price increases every year.
Reply from Emily Wilson, Customer Service Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.

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Review from M L (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 16 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have only been here for 3 weeks and have found it to be very comfortable and welcoming. The accommodation is second to none and I am more than happy to be here, safe and secure. The facilities they have for you and weekly activities are good to keep you active.
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Review from L G (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very impressed by the commitment, professionalism and care the home provides to my mum. she has been a resident for 3 years now and as an only child, I feel confident and reassured by the care provided to my mum, I visit on a daily basis and find it easy to approach any member of staff. I am so
thankful my mum is happy and settled in the home which gives me peace of mind.
Reply from Jayne Duck, Customer Services Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.

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Review from Alan J (Son of Resident) published on 21 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The professional, supportive and friendly manner in which my mother has been welcomed into the home is a credit to all the staff - we can't put into words how grateful we all are for the care being provided to my mother at such a stress full time. The home is welcoming, clean, and the rooms are comfortable
and clean - the music played in the circulation areas was a very pleasant surprise - Led Zeppelin and Free! - I think we need to get our names on the waiting list!


A very big thank you to all the staff.

Reply from Rose Pickering, Customer Service Administrator at Ridley Park Care Home

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.630)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.630) out of 10 for Ridley Park Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.630 for Ridley Park Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (196 Excellents x 5) + (92 Goods x 4) + (9 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 297 Ratings = 4.63
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Ridley Park Care Home is based on 25 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 59 registered maximum number of service users is 11.8, which has been reached with 25 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 31 Aug 2023

Overall Good

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 08 Sep 2025

We provide nursing, residential and residential dementia care for short and long stays. Please call us to find out latest availability.

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