Ridley Park Care Home

Forster Street, Off Plessey Road, Blyth NE24 3BG
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9.7 86 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 by Ridley Park Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 59 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Other Care Provided
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lindsay Donoghue (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 40+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (59)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (59)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Ridley Park Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding

Facilities

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

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


Ridley Park Care Home Reviews (86)

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9.7

Ridley Park Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.699) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Ridley Park Care Home has 86 reviews.

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Review from Ken A (Son of Resident) published on 19 January 2017
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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
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Overall Experience  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: 9.7 (9.699)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.699) out of 10 for Ridley Park Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.699 for Ridley Park Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (180 Excellents x 5) + (63 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 249 Ratings = 4.699

  • b) 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 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 21 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

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.

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Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

posted 26 Feb 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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