Which nursing homes serve Middlesbrough?

Fourteen registered nursing homes match this search and every one is listed on this page. They include Ascot Nursing Home, Brownlee Court, Parkville Care Centre, Riverside Meadow, Stainton Lodge Care Centre, Tollesby Hall Nursing Home and Victoria House Care Centre. Each entry opens onto a profile with registration details and the most recent Care Quality Commission judgement. The list reflects live registration data, so it changes as homes open, close or alter their registration.

What is the difference between a nursing home and a residential care home?

A residential care home provides personal care from trained care staff, covering washing, dressing, meals, medication and daily company. A nursing home offers that same support and additionally keeps registered nurses on duty at all hours, so clinical care is delivered on the premises. That matters for anyone with wounds needing regular dressing, complex medication or a progressive condition. All fourteen providers on this page hold nursing registration.

What should I ask on a visit in Middlesbrough?

Ask how many registered nurses are rostered overnight and how often agency staff are used to fill gaps. Request the latest inspection report and ask the manager to explain anything inspectors raised and what has changed since. Notice whether residents seem settled and occupied and whether staff address them warmly by name. Ask what would happen if health declined, so you know whether the placement could continue.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Middlesbrough?

Contact the adult social care team at Middlesbrough Council and ask for one, either for yourself or for a relative who agrees. It is free and anyone who appears to need care and support has a legal right to an assessment whatever their income. The assessor will consider health conditions, mobility, daily routines and the help family already provides. If the person is in hospital, ward staff can arrange the referral before discharge.

Will Middlesbrough Council pay towards a placement?

It may, where the needs assessment confirms nursing care is appropriate and the financial assessment places the person within the nationally set thresholds. The needs assessment always comes first, because eligibility rests on need rather than on finances alone. Where health needs predominate, continuing healthcare funding from the health service can meet the entire cost. Anyone paying privately remains entitled to the health service contribution towards the nursing element.

How early should families start looking?

Begin as soon as nursing care becomes a realistic prospect rather than waiting for a crisis. Assessments, financial checks and waiting lists each take time, and the better regarded homes tend to have the fewest vacancies. An early start leaves room to visit more than once, read the reports in full and involve the person who will be moving. Where hospital discharge is being planned, say clearly that you want time to look properly.

Nursing Homes in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough has 14 CQC registered nursing homes. 11 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement. 8 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Middlesbrough at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough Council pays, residential care: £857 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392, median £1,369
Care home beds filled across Middlesbrough: 83%. The 12 month average is 82%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 116
People aged 75 and over: 12,000. Rising to 14,700 by 2035, up 22%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Who pays, across Middlesbrough (estimate): 47% council, 21% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 2,000 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 3,100. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 36%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing the Right Nursing Home in Middlesbrough and What to Look For

Registration for nursing is the line dividing these homes from residential care. It means a registered nurse is accountable on every shift, which is what makes this kind of setting appropriate once health needs move beyond what care staff can safely manage alone. Fourteen homes in Middlesbrough hold that registration, and beyond the shared requirement they differ in scale, in atmosphere and in the conditions they are equipped to support.

Working Through the Judgements

Eleven homes are rated Good, including Ascot Nursing Home, Aster Care, Brownlee Court, Parkville Care Centre, Riverside Meadow, Stainton Lodge Care Centre, The Avenue Community Nursing Home, The Bridge Care Centre, Tollesby Hall Nursing Home, Victoria House Care Centre and Woodside Resource Centre. Delamere Lodge, Gables Care Home and St Mary's Care Home require improvement. A judgement of that kind is not a reason to strike a home off unread, but it does oblige you to find out what inspectors found and what has been done since.

What to Establish on a Visit

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty overnight as well as during the day, and how the home covers sickness without relying heavily on agency staff who do not know the residents. Ask how dementia is supported where that applies and how the building helps people find their way. Turn up a second time less formally if you can, ideally near a mealtime, because mealtimes reveal staffing pressure more honestly than any scheduled tour.

Arranging Care in Middlesbrough and Paying for It

Before anything is signed, ask for a care needs assessment. It costs nothing, anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to one whatever their savings, and it gives an independent view on whether nursing care is the right answer or whether a residential home or support at home would serve as well. Requests go to Middlesbrough Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing people who live in Middlesbrough and for arranging funded support where someone is eligible.

The Financial Assessment

Income, savings and capital are then set against nationally set thresholds to work out what the individual pays and what is met publicly. The health service contribution towards the nursing part of a fee is not means tested, so it should be claimed even by those arranging their own placement. Where health needs are substantial and continuing, continuing healthcare funding may cover the full cost, and it is reasonable to ask to be assessed for it rather than waiting to be offered.

Understanding the Fees

Expect nursing fees to run above residential rates, and expect variation across the homes listed here by room, setting within Middlesbrough and the intensity of care. Ask for a written breakdown, check what is billed separately, and confirm the notice period before any increase takes effect. Where a third party top up is discussed, establish clearly who is committing to pay it and what would follow if that became unaffordable. Items such as hairdressing, chiropody and outings commonly sit outside the headline fee.

14 nursing homes in Middlesbrough

Ascot Nursing Home · 19-21 The Crescent, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SG
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by SUSASH Middlesbrough Ltd
Ascot Nursing Home in Middlesbrough provides nursing care for older people whose health needs go beyond what residential care or support at home can safely manage. Registered nurses are on duty here around the clock, working alongside a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Aster Care · 26A Belle Vue Grove, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS4 2PX
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Atlas Care Homes Limited
Aster Care provides nursing care in Middlesbrough for older people and younger adults. We support people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health conditions and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Brownlee Court · Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS3 7SF
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Atlas Care Homes Limited
Brownlee Court is a nursing home in Middlesbrough. We care for adults who need nursing support, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Delamere Lodge · Delamere Road, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EB
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Landona House Limited
Delamere Lodge is a nursing home in Middlesbrough, caring for older people and younger adults who need qualified nursing support, including people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autism, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Gables Care Home · 31 Highfield Road, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS4 2PE
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by T.L. Care Limited
We are Gables Care Home, a nursing home in Middlesbrough. We care for older people who need qualified nursing alongside support with daily living, including people living with dementia, and we also look after younger adults with nursing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkville Care Centre · Walpole Street, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 4HA
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Prestige Care Limited
Parkville Care Centre is a nursing home in Middlesbrough, and we provide both residential and nursing care for adults who need support that goes beyond what can reasonably be managed at home. Qualified nurses are part of our team, which...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Riverside Meadow · Fosdyke Green, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS3 0RY
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Constantia Healthcare Limited
Riverside Meadow in Middlesbrough provides nursing and residential care, supporting older adults and some younger adults, with respite stays available. Having both levels of care in one place matters more than it might sound. People's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Mary's Care Home · 1-3 The Crescent, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SD
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by SUSASH Middlesbrough Ltd
We are St Mary's Care Home, a nursing home in Middlesbrough. We provide nursing care for adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people living with mental health conditions and people with physical...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Stainton Lodge Care Centre · Stainton Way, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS8 9LX
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by North East Care Homes Limited
We are a nursing home in Middlesbrough, caring for people who need the support of qualified nurses as well as help with the ordinary business of the day. Nursing staff are here around the clock, so treatment and pain relief can be given...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Avenue Community Nursing Home · 47 The Avenue, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 6PE
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Avenue Community Nursing Home Limited
We at The Avenue Community Nursing Home are proud to offer specialist nursing care in the heart of Middlesbrough, providing a welcoming home for adults with complex health and mental health needs across the Tees Valley and wider North...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Bridge Care Centre · Lower East Street, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS2 1SW
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Elysium Neurological Services (Badby) Limited
The Bridge Care Centre is a nursing home in Middlesbrough, and we care for people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health alongside physical health needs, people with physical disabilities, and people living with sight...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Tollesby Hall Nursing Home · Slip In Bank, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EJ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Landona House Limited
Tollesby Hall Nursing Home provides nursing care in Middlesbrough for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Registered nurses are on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Victoria House Care Centre · Park Road North, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LD
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Key Healthcare (St Helens) Limited
Victoria House Care Centre in Middlesbrough provides nursing and personal care for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia and people managing mental health conditions. Registered nurses are on duty here at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodside Resource Centre · The Willows, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS4 3EB
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Woodside Resource Centre in Middlesbrough provides nursing care for older people and adults with a range of needs, including people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care

What care costs in Middlesbrough, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North East figure, because too few Middlesbrough homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369.	£857	£1,331 to £1,392
Nursing care England figure, because too few Middlesbrough homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£857	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North East figure, because too few Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough 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

Delamere Lodge, 30 April 2026, Requires improvement
St Mary's Care Home, 23 April 2026, Requires improvement
Tollesby Hall Nursing Home, 17 December 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Woodside Resource Centre, 15 February 2020, Good
Ascot Nursing Home, 20 February 2020, Good
The Avenue Community Nursing Home, 12 March 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Middlesbrough

How many nursing homes are there in Middlesbrough?

Middlesbrough has 14 CQC registered nursing homes: 11 Good, 3 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Middlesbrough?

Middlesbrough Council pays an average of £857 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. North East figure, because too few Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough were inspected most recently?

Delamere Lodge (30 April 2026), St Mary's Care Home (23 April 2026) and Tollesby Hall Nursing Home (17 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.