Appletree Grange
Residential care home in Chester Le Street, registered for 32 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Good
Inspected within the last year
Published 2025-10-05
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 32
- Address
- Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BH
- Telephone
- 01914102175
- Website
- www.barchester.com
- Registered provider
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- Registered manager
- Chukwudochie, Naomi
- Registered since
- 2011-02-15
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 32 beds it is smaller than 48% of the 27 residential care homes in Gateshead.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 216 services in the UK with 13,664 beds. Across the estate:
- 12 excellent
- 166 good
- 22 need improvement
- 2 poor
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.