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?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 4 other homes in Stockton-on-Tees.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home is a 17-bed nursing home in Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, run by Mrs J Stead. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults. The typical home in Stockton-on-Tees has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 100% of homes in Stockton-on-Tees also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Glenthorne Court (Good), 0.3 km away.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in February 2018.