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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in April 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Oxfordshire.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home
Hanning Homes Care Limited runs The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home, a residential care home in Wallingford, Oxfordshire with room for 59 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2017, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from July 2015. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 57% of ratings in Oxfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Cleeve Lodge (Outstanding), 3.1 km away. 16 other homes in Oxfordshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 88% of homes in Oxfordshire. The home changed owner in April 2025.
