Nursing home · Sutton

Chegworth Nursing Home

23 Downs Side, Cheam, SM2 7EH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • June 2019GoodSECRW
  • October 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Sutton

Chegworth Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 44 other homes in Sutton. 95% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (6%)
  • Good 45 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (15%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Shirley View Nursing Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Southdown Nursing Home
    Sutton · SM2 6JA · Nursing home · 29 beds0.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Willow Lodge Nursing Home
    Sutton · SM2 7BY · Nursing home · 28 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • York Road
    Sutton · SM2 6HL · Residential care home · 14 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Jesmund Nursing Home
    Sutton · SM2 6HL · Nursing home · 25 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago

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Chegworth Nursing Home in brief

Chegworth Nursing Home is a 43-bed nursing home in Cheam, Sutton, run by Bayswift Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults. The typical home in Sutton has 8 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

44 other homes in Sutton share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 93% of homes in Sutton also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In February 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Sutton, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safe and effective staffing”.