1. Advice and Information -

    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.
  2. Advice and Information -

    Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.
  3. Report -

    Find out about our virtual enter and view to Rossmere Park and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit.
  4. Report -

    Read about our findings from our enter and view visit to Clifton House and the recommendations for improvement we put forward.
  5. Report -

    We visited De Bruce Court care home to talk to residents and staff about the care and service on offer. Read our report and recommendations.
  6. Report -

    Find out about our enter and view to Rossmere Park and the views on the care the residents received.
  7. Report -

    Read about our enter and view to Wynyard Woods where we spoke to staff and residents. Find out about the recommendations we put forward following the visit.
  8. Report -

    Read about our enter and view visit to West View Lodge and what people shared with us about the care they receive there.
  9. Report -

    Read about our biggest projects over the last year and the engagement we have done to find out what matters to you and how you want to see services improve.
  10. Report -

    Read our enter and view report into West View Lodge where we spoke to staff and residents about the care on offer at the service,
  11. Report -

    Read our enter and view report from when we visited Queens Meadow and what staff and residents told us about the care on offer here.
  12. Report -

    The Aim of the visit was to look at the quality of life and standard of care of all residents including those suffering from various degrees of Dementia.
  13. Report -

    Read our report into dementia and the experiences people have shared with us about health and care services for people living with dementia.
  14. Report -

    Read about our year and the projects we have undertaken to improve services across Hartlepool, in our latest annual report.
  15. Report -

    Read about our year, our projects and successes over the last year in our latest annual report.
  16. Report -

    Read about the work we have done both on our own over the past year and collaboratively with partners in our annual report.
  17. Report -

    Read about this years successes and highlights in our annual report, as well as the biggest projects we have worked on over the last financial year.
  18. Report -

    Find out about our year and the projects we have undertaken in our latest annual report.
  19. News -

    NHS community infection control team helps care home residents improve oral health and hydration
  20. Report -

    Find out more about our Enter & View visit to Stichell House Care Home and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit. The visit to Stichell House was the first actual visit conducted by Healthwatch Hartlepool since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
  21. Report -

    Read about our findings from our latest Enter & View visit to Warrior Park Care Home in Seaton Carew. See if there were any recommendations put forward.
  22. Report -

    Charlotte Grange is purpose built residential care home close to the centre of town - the home registration covers old age, dementia and physical disability. Have a look at our report and find out how our latest Enter & View Visit went.
  23. Report -

    With the gradual lifting of Covid restrictions it has become possible to reintroduce face to face Enter & View visits and West View Lodge is our fifth "live" visit to a care home. Read our report to see our findings.
  24. Report -

    The Healthwatch Hartlepool Annual report for 2022/23 is now available to view or download.

    Click on the link below!
  25. Advice and Information -

    Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy supports people to raise their concerns and complaints about NHS care and treatment.
    Call our helpline on 03003 038037 for information, guidance and support. 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday.


  26. Report -

    Clifton House is our first visit conducted fully in line with pre-covid visit
    arrangements. This allowed us to return to our normal practice of giving
    the service provider a two week window during which the visit would take
    place rather than a set date and time.
  27. Report -

    Merlin Manor is a new, purpose built care home situated on the Bishop Cuthbert estate in Hartlepool. It is registered to provide personal and nursing care for up to 94 people. The home supports older people, those with physical disabilities or sensory impairments and people living with dementia. At the time of our visit there were 78 residents.