Nursing Homes in Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 1 of the 5 was last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Whitley Bay at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Whitley Bay, to help you judge the options below.
- North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £944 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392, median £1,369
- Care home beds filled across North Tyneside: 90%. The 12 month average is 89%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 71
- People aged 75 and over: 22,500. Rising to 27,600 by 2035, up 22%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 116 beds.
- Who pays, across North Tyneside (estimate): 52% council, 25% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,600. Rising to 8,300 by 2035, up 47%
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Choosing a Nursing Home in Whitley Bay and What to Look For
What nursing adds to residential care
A nursing home employs registered nurses on site alongside care staff, and that is the defining difference from a residential care home. It matters for people with complex medication, wounds needing dressing, feeding support, catheter care or a condition expected to deteriorate. All five providers listed here are registered as nursing homes, so clinical oversight is built into the service rather than summoned once something has gone wrong.
Reading a mostly settled list
Rosemount Care Home, Coble House, Earsdon Grange Care Home and Seaview hold Good ratings. Bay View House has no published rating as yet, which usually means registration is recent rather than that anything is amiss. Even a Good report sets out what a home was asked to improve, so it repays opening rather than skimming, and the safe care and treatment section is the one to read closely where nursing is the point. For the unrated home, ask when it registered and when its first inspection is expected.
Questions that belong to nursing care
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and whether any shift ever runs without one. Ask what happens when a resident becomes acutely unwell, who decides to call an ambulance, and how often a general practitioner attends. Ask about pressure care, falls prevention and how medication errors are recorded and learned from. Ask what the home will not take on, because a frank answer there is worth more than a reassuring one.
Arranging and Funding a Nursing Placement
Three routes worth knowing about
Most families begin with a care needs assessment, arranged through the North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. Where needs are primarily clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the full cost instead, assessed separately. The registered nursing care contribution is a third route, a fixed NHS payment towards the nursing element for people funding their own place in a nursing home.
What a placement costs
Nursing fees are charged weekly and sit above residential rates because registered nurses must be on the rota around the clock. A financial assessment considers income, savings and, for a permanent move, the value of property. Where capital falls below the national threshold the local authority may meet part or all of the fee. Ask each home what the weekly figure includes, what is billed as an extra, and how often fees are reviewed.
Looking before you have to
Nursing placements are often arranged at speed from a hospital ward, which is the worst condition for a careful decision. Each profile here links to the detail currently held for that home.
5 nursing homes in Whitley Bay
- Coble House · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside · CQC Good
- Rosemount Care Home · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside · CQC Good
- Earsdon Grange Care Home · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside · CQC Good
- Seaview · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside · CQC Good
- Bay View House · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
What care costs in North Tyneside, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North East figure, because too few North Tyneside homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. | £944 | £1,331 to £1,392 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few North Tyneside homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £949 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North East figure, because too few North Tyneside homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,458. | Not published separately | £1,268 to £1,548 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North Tyneside 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. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Seaview, 3 September 2026, Good
- Earsdon Grange Care Home, 24 March 2026, Good
- Rosemount Care Home, 1 August 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Coble House, 18 March 2020, Good
- Rosemount Care Home, 1 August 2025, Good
- Earsdon Grange Care Home, 24 March 2026, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Whitley Bay
How many nursing homes are there in Whitley Bay?
Whitley Bay has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Whitley Bay?
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £944 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. North East figure, because too few North Tyneside homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Whitley Bay were inspected most recently?
Seaview (3 September 2026), Earsdon Grange Care Home (24 March 2026) and Rosemount Care Home (1 August 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.