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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Harton Grange, a residential care home in South Shields, South Tyneside with room for 62 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in South Tyneside are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in March 2020. Caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe and effective as Good. Its previous rating, in July 2017, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 39% of ratings in South Tyneside are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 83% of homes in South Tyneside. It is the only home in South Tyneside in the “Outstanding” tier. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
