Washington Grange
- Care home
- 41 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Washington, Sunderland, North East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
73 of 86
rated care homes in Sunderland are rated Good, like this one.
Washington Grange: inspection record
Rated Good in February 2019.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
- RI Washington Lodge Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Washington Manor Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- O Holly House Care Home Outstanding, 1 mile away
- G Donwell House Good, 1.5 miles away
- G St Georges Residential Home Good, 1.7 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 3 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Washington Grange provides accommodation and personal care for up to 40 people in a purpose-built building. When we inspected 39 people were using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
Staff used PPE correctly which helped reduce the spread of infections, in order to keep people safe. The home had good supplies of PPE and staff had been trained to use PPE safely.
The home was clean and tidy throughout. Enhanced cleaning had been introduced to help contain the current COVID-19 outbreak, which included more frequent cleaning of touchpoints.
Systems were in place to ensure visitors to the home were safe to enter. This included screening before entry and requesting visitors wear appropriate PPE.
People were supported to maintain contact with relatives and additional activities provided to help keep people engaged.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Ben Patterson
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 3 March 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Barchester Healthcare Homes LimitedBrand: Barchester Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02849519 (opens Companies House)
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 153 services in England, 14 of them in the North East. 114 are rated Good or Outstanding, 12 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 27 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- O Badgeworth Court Care Centre Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
- O Briardene Care Home Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Stockton-on-Tees
- O Harton Grange Outstanding. Care home, South Tyneside
- O Lucerne House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Devon, South West
See all 153 services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Getting help from Sunderland City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Sunderland City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0191 520 5552, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Washington Grange provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Washington Grange as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Washington Grange have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 41 beds at Washington Grange.
- When was Washington Grange last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Washington Grange was published on 2 February 2019.
- Who runs Washington Grange?
- Washington Grange is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It runs 153 services in England, 14 of them in the North East.
- What is Washington Grange's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 2 February 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 419 1955
- Address
- Burnhope Road, Barmston, Washington, NE38 8HZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Washington Lodge Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Washington Manor Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- O Holly House Care Home Outstanding, 1 mile away
- G Donwell House Good, 1.5 miles away
- G St Georges Residential Home Good, 1.7 miles away