The Chestnuts
- Care home
- 64 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2025
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, South East
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
2 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
7 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
29 of 113
rated care homes in Buckinghamshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Chestnuts: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2019, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ceely Road (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Avondale Care Home (Good, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ceely Road Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Avondale Care Home Good, 0.8 miles away
- G 4 Trinity Court Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Hillside Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Pennefather Court Good, 0.9 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 9 July 2019. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 9 July 2019. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 9 July 2019. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Joanne Stewart
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Agincare Homes (South East) LtdBrand: Agincare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 14657122 (opens Companies House)
Agincare Homes (South East) Ltd runs 15 services in England, 7 of them in the South East. 7 are rated Good or Outstanding, 7 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Agincare Homes (South East) Ltd
- G Bluegrove House Good. Care home, Southwark, London
- G Greenhive House Good. Care home, Southwark, London
- G Greville House Good. Care home with nursing, Richmond upon Thames, London
- G Hazlemere Lodge Good. Care home with nursing, Buckinghamshire
Getting help from Buckinghamshire Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Buckinghamshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01296 383 204
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Buckinghamshire Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Chestnuts provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists The Chestnuts as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does The Chestnuts have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 64 beds at The Chestnuts.
- When was The Chestnuts last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Chestnuts was published on 9 July 2019.
- Who runs The Chestnuts?
- The Chestnuts is run by Agincare Homes (South East) Ltd. It runs 15 services in England, 7 of them in the South East.
- What is The Chestnuts's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 9 July 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01296 414980
- Address
- Lavric Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8JN Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ceely Road (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Avondale Care Home (Good, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ceely Road Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Avondale Care Home Good, 0.8 miles away
- G 4 Trinity Court Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Hillside Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Pennefather Court Good, 0.9 miles away