Residential care home · Gateshead
The Chesters Care Home
418 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AJ
How it compares in Gateshead
The Chesters Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 36 other homes in Gateshead. 98% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
- Outstanding 2 (4%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (8%)
- Good 37 (77%)
- Good, with an area to improve 4 (8%)
- Requires improvement 1 (2%)
Care homes nearby
Other homes run by Parkside Care Limited
3 care homes in total: 3 Good.
The Chesters Care Home at a glance
Run by Parkside Care Limited, The Chesters Care Home is a residential care home in Gateshead with 33 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Its CQC rating, from February 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in March 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 27% of ratings in Gateshead are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Gateshead, 98% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in Gateshead. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 3 of Parkside Care Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).