Sonning Gardens Care Home
Nursing home in Reading, registered for 103 beds. Regulated by CQC.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Well-led | Outstanding |
| Effective | Outstanding |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 103
- Address
- Old Bath Road, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6TQ
- Telephone
- 01189444300
- Website
- www.sunrise-care.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited
- Also registered to
- Willowbrook Healthcare Limited
This service is dual-registered, which usually means it is changing hands.
- Registered manager
- Johnstone, Susan
- Registered since
- 2017-08-01
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 103 beds it is larger than 90% of the 10 nursing homes in Wokingham.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-3873974825- Regulator location ID
1-3873974825- Current source release
- CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-08-18
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2018-06-09
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited runs 16 services in the UK with 1,619 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 14 good
- 1 need improvement
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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