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Residential care home · Buckinghamshire

The Chestnuts

Lavric Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8JN

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago
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The Chestnuts is a residential care home in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, run by Agincare (Southwark) Limited. CQC registers it for 64 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2019, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring and responsive. This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. For comparison, 71% of care homes in Buckinghamshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 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

Requires improvement
Published 9 July 2019 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 9 July 2019, 7 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.

Rating inherited from this home's previous registration (for example after a change of provider).

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

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

The Chestnuts is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 31 other homes in Buckinghamshire. Of the 115 rated care homes here, 71% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 6 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 60 (48%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 32 (26%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (7%)

Half of Buckinghamshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Agincare (Southwark) Limited runs 12 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

  • Bluegrove House
    London, Southwark · SE16 2JN · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Greenhive House
    London, Southwark · SE15 2BQ · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Hazlemere Lodge
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 7BQ · Nursing home · 64 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Laurel Dene
    Hampton, Richmond upon Thames · TW12 1JQ · Nursing home · 99 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • The Croft
    Amersham, Buckinghamshire · HP6 6EJ · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Waterside
    London, Southwark · SE15 6LA · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago

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    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Pennefather Court
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