Prestwick Care
Covent House
Nursing home in Gateshead
Operated by Prestwick Care
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
About
Covent House is a 63-bed care home in Gateshead run by Prestwick Care. It provides nursing, residential and dementia care, with specialist support for people living with dementia and physical disabilities. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
The home aims to support residents' independence and quality of life through tailored, professional care delivered by its nursing team. It caters to a range of care needs, from general residential support to specialist nursing provision.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 650 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
361 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
What Gateshead council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Covent House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 0.8 miles away. The local GP practice is FELL COTTAGE SURGERY, 0.6 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC (nearest to the town centre), by straight-line distance.
Part of Prestwick Care
Covent House is one of 16 homes run by Prestwick Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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