Care home · Washington
Washington Grange
Illustrative photo, not of Washington Grange- Address
- Burnhope Road, Barmston, Washington, NE38 8HZ
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (237 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 41 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Ben Lee Patterson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 3 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-125862934
Introducing Washington Grange
Washington Grange in Washington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2019). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Washington; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Washington Grange's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 75 of the 86 other care homes in Sunderland that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Jul 2016
- Feb 2019
- Dec 2020
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 3 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 2 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 2 July 2016
- Inspection report 12 August 2014
- Inspection report 4 September 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 July 2026 by Sunderland. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Washington Grange"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Washington East
- Council
- Sunderland City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Integrated care board
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Barmston Medical Centre, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Lloyds Pharmacy, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Nisa Local, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Park Glebe Park, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Café Miss Tina's Coffee Shop, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Library 560 m (7 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from February 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 3 March 2022.
The registered provider
Washington Grange is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (company 02849519), incorporated in 1993, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 237 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 175 of the 198 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 237 services run by 1 registered provider.
The local picture
There are 22 other care homes within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Washington Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
24 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Washington East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (1 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (1 min), a park (9 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe80 of 87 in Sunderland
- Effective80 of 87 in Sunderland
- Caring75 of 87 in Sunderland
- Responsive77 of 87 in Sunderland
- Well-led76 of 87 in Sunderland
Source: CQC, published 2 February 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Sunderland share it.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
What it may cost
We estimate Washington Grange at £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £57k–£70k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Sunderland Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- Washington Grange provides accommodation and personal care for up to 40 people in a purpose-built building.
- Staff used PPE correctly which helped reduce the spread of infections, in order to keep people safe.
- The home had good supplies of PPE and staff had been trained to use PPE safely.
- Enhanced cleaning had been introduced to help contain the current COVID-19 outbreak, which included more frequent cleaning of touchpoints.
Inspected 28 January 2022; report published 3 March 2022; supporting 40 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Washington Grange on The Care Panel so far.
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Washington Grange against its area
- Rated Good. Across Sunderland, 93% of the 87 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 13% of care home ratings in Sunderland.
- With 41 beds it is larger than 68% of care homes in Sunderland, where the typical home has 35.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Sunderland lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Sunderland (Oct 2026).
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Washington Grange questions answered
- What kind of care can Washington Grange offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Washington Grange how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Washington Grange a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Washington Grange as a care home, location ID 1-125862934 and was rated Good overall in February 2019.
- What is Washington Grange's address?
- It is at Burnhope Road, Barmston, Washington, NE38 8HZ.
- When was Washington Grange last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 2 February 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Washington Grange support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Which provider runs Washington Grange?
- Washington Grange is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Washington Grange take?
- CQC registers Washington Grange for 41 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is Washington Grange rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does Washington Grange charge?
- We don't have published prices from Washington Grange yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,095 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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