Birch Heath Lodge
Birch Heath Lane, Chester, CH3 7AP · Cheshire West and Chester · North West
38 beds · operated by Maria Mallaband 17 Limited, part of Maria Mallaband Care Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 3 of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement25 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement25 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 25 Mar 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 3 of Maria Mallaband 17 Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Mar 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 27 May 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Feb 2020 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 27 May 2021 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Mar 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to Maria Mallaband 17 Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bowerfield Court | Requires improvement17 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Stockport |
| Corinthian House | Requires improvement8 Sep 2023 | Leeds |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 15 Jul 2014
- Beds
- 38
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-1494575155
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.