SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
The Old Rectory Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 9 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent nursing home in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, The Old Rectory Nursing Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 42 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
9 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 89% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester also score 5. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2021. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For effective, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in November 2020. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Cheshire West and Chester are as old (how rating age varies by council).
