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Grindon Mews Short Break Centre

Grindon Mews, Sunderland, SR4 8PQ · Sunderland · North East

6 beds · operated by Sunderland City Council

CQC overall rating
Good17 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old.

Age of rating
7 years old — published 17 Aug 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 7 of Sunderland City Council's rated homes are Good or better.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

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What it provides

Care home without nursing

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old17 Aug 2018
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old17 Aug 2018
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old17 Aug 2018
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old17 Aug 2018
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old17 Aug 2018

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 6 other locations

Other active services registered to Sunderland City Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Farmborough Court Intermediate Care ServiceGood17 May 2023rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland
Grindon Short Break ServiceGood2 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland
Sunderland Community Support ServiceGood2 Oct 2020rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland
Sunderland Shared LivesGood30 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland
Sunderland Supported Living ServiceGood6 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland
Villette Lodge Assessment and Re-enablement ServiceGood16 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldSunderland

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
6 Jun 2017
Beds
6
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-3850527064

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.