Welcome House - The Chestnuts
10 Watts Avenue, Rochester, ME1 1RX
Overall CQC rating
Last inspected 29 November 2019
Report published 10 Jan 2020
Local healthcare
Nearest A&E
Medway Maritime Hospital
57.2% of patients seen within 4 hours (Jan 2026)
Nearest GP surgery
Thorndike Medical Centre
0.2 mi
12 within 2 mi
Nearest pharmacy
Bod Pharma
0.2 mi
20 within 2 mi
Nearest dentist
0.3 mi
17 within 2 mi
Healthcare locations from OpenStreetMap. Distances are approximate (straight line).
Area information
Council-funded care home fees
Average rates paid by Medway (2025–26)
£875
per week, residential
£1,126
per week, nursing
Self-funded residents typically pay more. These are the rates local authorities pay providers on behalf of council-funded residents.
Recorded crime nearby
Street-level crimes reported in this area (December 2025)
Most common: violent crime
Elderly population
14.5% of people in Medway are aged 65 or over
41.5
beds per 1,000 aged 65+
Fee data from DHSC. Crime data from police.uk. Population data from ONS. All under the Open Government Licence.
Provider
Toqeer Aslam
10
locations
67%
rated Good or Outstanding
Provider data from CQC. Portfolio ratings calculated from our database.