Sonning Gardens Care Home

Old Bath Road, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 6TQ

01189444300

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

3 March 2021

Provider

Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited & Willowbrook Healthcare Limited

Beds

103 beds

About Sonning Gardens Care Home

Sonning Gardens Care Home is a nursing home in Wokingham. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Sunrise of Sonning is a care home with nursing run jointly by Sunrise Senior Living Limited and Sunrise UK Operations Limited. It provides nursing and personal care for up to 103 older people, some living with dementia, with accommodation arranged over three floors. At the time of the inspection, the service was supporting 67 residents.

The service demonstrates good practice in protecting residents through careful visitor screening. Visitors undergo Rapid Lateral Flow testing and are required to wait for results before entering the home, ensuring that no potential risks are brought to residents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 25 March 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 103 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · RG4 6TQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Outstanding.

Rating report published 9 June 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 3 March 2021.

Safe: Good
Effective: Outstanding
Caring: Good
Responsive: Outstanding
Well-led: Outstanding

Read Sonning Gardens Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Sonning Gardens Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Sonning Gardens Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Sonning Gardens Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees