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?★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. ?
Watlington and District Residential and Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 11 other homes in Oxfordshire.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Watlington and District Residential and Nursing Home at a glance
Watlington and District Residential and Nursing Home is a 60-bed nursing home in Watlington, Oxfordshire, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2019, is Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. Safe, effective and caring were rated Good. That is up from Good in March 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Oxfordshire, 57% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. 79 of Sanctuary Care Limited’s 83 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Oxfordshire. 11 other homes in Oxfordshire share its tier, “Outstanding”.
