Care home · New Herrington

The Mews Care Home

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 2 December 2023 Rating 2 years old
A carer talking with women in wheelchairs Illustrative photo, not of The Mews Care Home
Address
South Burn Terrace, New Herrington, DH4 7AW
Run by
Herrington Mews Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
47 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
November 2015 (10 years)
Registered manager
Graham Coulton
Company check
Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date, has insolvency history (Companies House 09565858)
Last CQC check
2 Dec 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2193023151

About The Mews Care Home

The Mews Care Home in New Herrington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Herrington Mews Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and learning disabilities among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (December 2023). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Shiney Row; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Needs it is registered to meet

As listed with the regulator.

Who runs it

The Mews Care Home is run by Herrington Mews Ltd (company 09565858), incorporated in 2015.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and it has an insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood80 of 87 in Sunderland
  • EffectiveGood80 of 87 in Sunderland
  • CaringGood75 of 87 in Sunderland
  • ResponsiveGood77 of 87 in Sunderland
  • Well-ledGood76 of 87 in Sunderland

As rated by CQC, published 2 December 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Sunderland share it.

Choice nearby

There are 23 other care homes within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Grange Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).

10 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Herrington & Newbottle ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a shop (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Earlier inspections

  1. Jun 2016 Good
  2. Dec 2018 Requires improvement
  3. Dec 2019 Good
  4. Jan 2022 Inspected but not rated
  5. Jan 2023 Requires improvement
  6. Dec 2023 Good
  7. Today Rating 2 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC documents

The kitchen's hygiene score

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 16 April 2026 by Sunderland. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Mews Care Home"). Open Government Licence.

Map and area details

Ward
Herrington & Newbottle
Parliamentary constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in DH4 (11)

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Around the building

  • Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 24 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Herrington Medical Centre, 220 m (3 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 1000 m (12 min walk)
  • Shop Lifestyle Express, 180 m (2 min walk)
  • Park The old barn, 820 m (10 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Oswald, 400 m (5 min walk)

Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

Costs to expect

We estimate The Mews Care Home at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.

Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Sunderland Council for a free care needs assessment.

The inspection, summarised

  • The service provides support to older people, some of whom are living with dementia.
  • People's experience of the service and what we found: People and their relatives spoke positively about the care and support provided.
  • Comments included, "It's pleasant and friendly here.
  • No complaints, I filled the questionnaire in the other day and handed it into the office" and "I come twice a week.

Inspected 9 November 2023; report published 2 December 2023; supporting 47 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

The Mews Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 75 of the 86 other care homes in Sunderland that CQC has rated.

Track record

CQC registration dates from November 2015, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 2 December 2023.

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The Mews Care Home in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Sunderland, 93% of the 87 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (December 2023) is more recent than 67% of care home ratings in Sunderland.
  • With 47 beds it is larger than 75% of care homes in Sunderland, where the typical home has 35.
  • Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 40% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Sunderland lists 3.

Based on the CQC register for Sunderland as at Oct 2026.

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The Mews Care Home: common questions

How many residents can The Mews Care Home take?
The Mews Care Home can take up to 47 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
Who is the registered provider for The Mews Care Home?
Herrington Mews Ltd is the registered provider for The Mews Care Home.
How much does care from The Mews Care Home cost?
No fee list from The Mews Care Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
Is The Mews Care Home rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
What services is The Mews Care Home registered for?
CQC lists The Mews Care Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Where is The Mews Care Home based?
It is at South Burn Terrace, New Herrington, DH4 7AW.
Is The Mews Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
The Mews Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2193023151) and was rated Good overall in December 2023.
Does The Mews Care Home support people with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
When did CQC last rate The Mews Care Home?
The rating now shown was published on 2 December 2023, 2 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.

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