Nursing Homes in Hartlepool
Almost all of the nursing homes in Hartlepool have been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, eight out of the nine listed, with a single home told that it Requires Improvement. Those nine providers are all registered for nursing care, which means qualified nurses form part of the staff team and clinical treatment is given on the premises rather than arranged from elsewhere. Hartlepool Borough Council is the authority to contact for a care needs assessment, and it also decides, after a financial assessment, what contribution towards the weekly fee a person can expect to receive. When the grades line up like this, they stop being a way of choosing and the detail inside each report has to take over that job. Look through the profiles gathered below, read what inspectors observed on the day they visited, ask each home what has changed since, and let the answers decide where you go and look.
Arranging and Funding a Nursing Placement in Hartlepool
Why the assessment comes first
The assessment is what establishes whether nursing care is genuinely required and what should be funded, so it is worth arranging before touring homes. Hartlepool Borough Council social care team carries it out and decides what support follows. It is free, it is not means tested, and a relative, friend or advocate may request one where the person cannot. The assessor considers mobility, medication, continence, nutrition, memory and night time supervision before producing a written support plan.
Means testing and contributions
Capital and income are then examined to fix the weekly payment. Savings above the national upper capital limit usually mean the placement is privately funded, while savings below it bring a contribution from the authority towards an agreed rate. Nursing placements can also attract the NHS funded nursing care payment, covering the registered nursing element of the fee and paid straight to the provider. Where a health condition is the dominant reason for care, ask about NHS continuing healthcare.
Getting the fee in writing
Charges vary with the room, the nursing time needed and the staffing a home chooses to run. Ask for the figure in writing for the actual room on offer, together with anything billed separately, the notice period and how often rates are reviewed. Where savings are finite, ask what happens once private funds run down.
Choosing the Right Nursing Home in Hartlepool
What the ratings leave unanswered
Brierton Lodge Care Home, De Bruce Court, Hope House, Hutton Avenue, Lindisfarne Hartlepool, Rossmere Park Care Centre, Seymour House and Warrior Park all hold Good ratings, while Merlin Manor Care Centre currently requires improvement. With eight grades identical, read the reports rather than the summary words, giving weight to the sections on safety and on leadership. Note the date of each inspection as well, since staff and managers move on.
Questions worth asking
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, how the home covers sickness and how long the manager has been in post. Ask who decides to call an ambulance when a resident deteriorates unexpectedly and how soon relatives are told. Ask how staff are trained for the particular condition involved.
Before deciding
Visit while the day is busy, and go more than once where the choice is close. Watch whether residents are occupied rather than simply seated and whether call bells are answered calmly. Set what you saw against what inspectors described, and put any difference to the manager directly.
9 nursing homes in Hartlepool
- Brierton Lodge Care Home · Brierton Lane, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS25 5DP
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by HC-One No.1 Limited
Brierton Lodge Care Home is a nursing home in Hartlepool. We provide nursing care for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people managing mental health conditions, and we also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - De Bruce Court · Jones Road, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS24 9BD
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Durham Care Line Limited
De Bruce Court in Hartlepool is a nursing home caring for older people and younger adults who need qualified nursing support. Our residents include people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hope House · 59 Hutton Avenue, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS26 9PW
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Cygnet (OE) Limited
Hope House is a nursing home in Hartlepool. We provide nursing care for older people and for younger adults whose needs call for qualified nursing support, with registered nurses on duty. Alongside our work with older people, we support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hutton Avenue · 13 Hutton Avenue, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS26 9PW
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Hutton Avenue is a nursing home in Hartlepool. We care for older people and adults with nursing needs, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and younger adults, and we offer respite stays. Qualified nurses are on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lindisfarne · Masefield Road, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS25 4JY
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Gainford Care Homes Limited
Lindisfarne is a nursing home in Hartlepool. We care for adults who need qualified nursing support as well as help with daily living, with registered nurses on duty at all hours so that clinical needs can be met in familiar surroundings....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Merlin Manor Care Centre · Merlin Manor Care Centre, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS26 0BF
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Prestige Care (HM) Limited
Merlin Manor Care Centre is a nursing home in Hartlepool. Having qualified nurses on duty means we can care for people whose health needs go beyond what a residential home can safely manage, and it usually means somebody can stay with us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Rossmere Park Care Centre · 1 Greenock Road, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS25 4EU
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Rossmere Park Care Centre Limited
Rossmere Park Care Centre is a nursing home in Hartlepool. We care for older people who need qualified nursing alongside help with daily life, for residents living with dementia and for people whose physical disability requires skilled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Seymour House · The Front, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS25 1DJ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Seymour House (Hartlepool) Limited
Here at Seymour House, we provide nursing home care for adults in Hartlepool, and we take real pride in the community we have built here. Our team works hard every day to make sure that the people who live with us feel genuinely at home,...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - Warrior Park · Queen Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool, TS25 1EZ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd
We at Warrior Park are proud to offer compassionate nursing home care in the heart of Hartlepool, providing a warm and welcoming environment for older people who need dedicated support with their daily lives. Set within the Hartlepool...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
What care costs in North East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 13 North East homes. Median £1,369. | Varies by council | £1,331 to £1,392 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few North East homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | Varies by council | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 14 North East homes. Median £1,458. | Not published separately | £1,268 to £1,548 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North East homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.