Residential care home · Gateshead

The Chesters Care Home

418 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago
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The Chesters Care Home is a residential care home in Gateshead in Gateshead, run by Parkside Care Limited. It has 33 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published February 2020, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 96% of care homes in Gateshead are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 8 February 2020 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 8 February 2020, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Gateshead

The Chesters Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 35 other homes in Gateshead. Of the 48 rated care homes here, 96% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (8%)
  • Good 36 (75%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (4%)

Half of Gateshead's ratings are more than 1.9 years old. How tiers work

See all 48 care homes in Gateshead →

The provider's other homes

Parkside Care Limited runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Good.

  • Holmlea Care Home
    North Shields, North Tyneside · NE30 2EW · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Northlands Care Home (Northumberland)
    Morpeth, Northumberland · NE61 1HX · Nursing home · 39 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

All 3 homes run by Parkside Care Limited →

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