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
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. ?
Washington Grange is one of 86 care homes in Sunderland: a 41-bed residential care home in Washington, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
Its CQC rating, from February 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in July 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 43% of ratings in Sunderland are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Holly House Care Home, 1.6 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 175 of Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited’s 198 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Across Sunderland, 93% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 96% of homes in Sunderland.
