Oak Grange
Chester, CH1
NursingDementia
Rated 9 months agoReport explained
CQC report explained · a nursing home, run by Barchester Healthcare
South Chowdene
Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6JE
Goodpublished 5 January 2026, 7 months ago
Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.
The report
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The CQC published its most recent report on South Chowdene on 11 March 2021. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.
Read the report on cqc.org.ukThe story over the years
Every inspection of South Chowdene
5 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Outstanding.
- March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent ratingSafe: Inspected but not rated
- April 2020Outstandingup from GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
- November 2017Goodstayed GoodSafe: GoodWell-led: Good
- May 2017Goodup from Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
- July 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- October 2015Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- June 2014Inspected but not rated
- February 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
- November 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- January 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
- March 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
- February 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 February 2011.
Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.
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