SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Chestnut Lodge Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Chestnut Lodge Care Home is a 60-bed residential care home in Tonbridge, Kent, run by Tonbridge Care Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
CQC last rated the home in April 2023, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in January 2020, was the same.
In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in January 2026. 90% of homes in Kent score the top mark of 5. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
