Residential care home · Sunderland

Grangewood Care Centre

Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4RB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 months ago
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Grangewood Care Centre is a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd (part of Welltower). It has 50 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

CQC rated it Good overall in February 2026, and Good in all five key questions. Across Sunderland, 95% of the 85 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 February 2026 Rated 7 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Sunderland

Grangewood Care Centre is in the Good tier, alongside 63 other homes in Sunderland. Of the 85 rated care homes here, 95% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (8%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (6%)
  • Good 64 (75%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (5%)

Half of Sunderland's ratings are more than 4.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 care homes registered with CQC: 16 Outstanding, 79 Good, 6 Requires improvement, 5 Not yet rated.

  • Amberley Lodge - Purley
    Purley, Croydon · CR8 4JF · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • Appleby House
    Epsom, Surrey · KT19 9RX · Residential care home · 75 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Asterbury Place
    Ipswich, Suffolk · IP2 0NR · Nursing home · 80 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadwater Lodge
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 3BF · Residential care home · 67 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Clara Court
    Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL6 6JE · Residential care home · 76 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Cleves Place
    Haverhill, Suffolk · CB9 0JB · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
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  • The Grange Care Home
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  • Valley View and Penshaw House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Paddock Stile Manor
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    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lambton House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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