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Weatherstones House Nursing Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Cheshire West and Chester

Weatherstones House Nursing Home holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 10 July 2025, 12 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: Weatherstones House Nursing Home Chester High Road, Neston, CH64 7TD

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

In Cheshire West and Chester, 80% of rated places manage a 5, so Weatherstones House Nursing Home sits behind roughly 2,139 nearby businesses. 12% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Cheshire West and Chester
5 out of 5 2,139 80%
4 out of 5 308 12% ← Weatherstones House Nursing Home
3 out of 5 145 5%
2 out of 5 33 1%
1 out of 5 37 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 309 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Weatherstones House Nursing Home none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Weatherstones House Nursing Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Refectory Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 316 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Hinderton Arms (Neston) Pub/bar/nightclub 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 6 August 2025
Hinderton Mount Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 12 September 2025
Shell Waitrose Hinderton Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 17 January 2026
S4YC @ Willaston Primary School School/college/university 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 5 March 2025
Spar Retailers - other 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 20 January 2024
Little Gems Pre-School School/college/university 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 16 April 2026
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School School/college/university 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 16 April 2026

Questions about Weatherstones House Nursing Home

What is Weatherstones House Nursing Home's food hygiene rating?

Weatherstones House Nursing Home has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Cheshire West and Chester Council on 10 July 2025.

Is Weatherstones House Nursing Home safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Weatherstones House Nursing Home last inspected?

Weatherstones House Nursing Home was last inspected on 10 July 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cheshire West and Chester Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Weatherstones House Nursing Home?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Weatherstones House Nursing Home compare to other places in Cheshire West and Chester?

80% of the 2,664 rated food businesses in Cheshire West and Chester hold the top rating of 5, while Weatherstones House Nursing Home holds a 4. 308 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cheshire West and Chester Council inspects Weatherstones House Nursing Home and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Weatherstones House Nursing Home is one of 106 rated food businesses in Neston. See every hygiene rating in Neston

Cheshire West and Chester inspects and rates 2,973 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cheshire West and Chester

The official record is held by the council: http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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