Fairholme Care Home

Tyne & Wear

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Fairholme Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 4 March 2026 by South Tyneside.

What does this rating mean?

Fairholme Care Home in Tyne & Wear has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

134-138 Beach Road,
South Shields,
Tyne & Wear,
NE33 2NE

Fairholme Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Fairholme Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Fairholme Care Home?

Food hygiene at Fairholme Care Home is inspected by South Tyneside, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Fairholme Care Home

What is Fairholme Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Fairholme Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 March 2026.

When was Fairholme Care Home last inspected?

Fairholme Care Home was last inspected by South Tyneside on 4 March 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.