Chester Lodge Care Home

Brook Street, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 3BX

01244342259

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

27 January 2023

Provider

Heathbrock Limited

Beds

40 beds

About Chester Lodge Care Home

Chester Lodge Care Home is a nursing home in Cheshire West and Chester, providing personal and nursing care for older people. The findings from the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Chester Lodge is an adapted building providing personal and nursing care for up to 40 older people, with 37 residents at the time of inspection. The service is supported by kind and caring staff who have been safely recruited and received training with competency assessments for their roles.

People are protected from the risk of abuse, with safeguarding policies and procedures in place. Staff have received training in keeping people safe and told inspectors they felt confident raising any concerns, which they believed would be promptly acted upon. The home maintains clear and robust procedures for the administration of medicines.

Source: CQC inspection report, 1 March 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CH1 3BX

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment; Substance misuse problems.

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: Good.

Rating report published 1 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 27 January 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 21 April 2022: Good
CaringPublished 24 April 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 21 April 2022: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Chester Lodge 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 Chester Lodge Care Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Chester Lodge Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Chester Lodge 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