Upton Dene Care Home in Chester
Upton Dene Care Home has all the luxuries of a new nursing home, including 74 spacious, furnished en-suite bedrooms, relaxing gardens, a hair salon and cinema room.
It’s a safe and friendly environment where elderly residents can enjoy later life in comfort, with support tailored to their needs. Our devoted team provides 24/7 residential, dementia, nursing, respite and palliative care.
We’re located in Upton-by-Chester, a leafy suburb just 10 minutes driving distance from the city centre. We love welcoming new faces to our Chester nursing home!
Get in touch today to learn more about Upton Dene or book a showround – call 0124 443 4280
Life at Upton Dene
Built in 2016, our care home in Chester has some exceptional features to support a wonderful lifestyle for our residents, including:
• a cinema room with comfortable seating – so, residents can relax while watching a classic movie.
• a hairdressing salon – with weekly visits from a local hairdresser to ensure our residents can look their very best.
• a dedicated dining room – here, we enjoy home-cooked cuisine, as well as freshly baked cakes and treats with afternoon tea.
• spacious bedrooms with walk-in wet rooms – our residents are encouraged to make the space their own with reminders of loved ones.
• accessible gardens, with a pavilion, giant sails and sensory plants – designed to stimulate senses and evoke memories in our residents living with dementia.
Staying active at our care home in Chester
There is so much to do at Upton Dene. We’re firm believers that life as it was doesn’t end when you or a loved one moves into a care home.
Residents are free to spend their time the way they love most. However, our care team regularly organises engaging activities too, including:
• Fizzy Fridays in the cinema room – where we settle down to watch a film with a glass of fizz and popcorn from our vintage machine.
• pampering sessions in the salon – with regular manicures and hand massages.
• socialising over a cuppa and cake against a backdrop of music in our vintage tea shop.
• our ‘virtual summer cruise’ – where we bring the flavours, cultures and traditions from around the world to our care home.
• the gardening club – enabling our residents to grow their own fruit and veg, connect and enjoy their independence.
• day trips with our care team to local Cheshire beauty spots, such as Chester Zoo, Chester Cathedral and Tatton Park.
Care at our Chester nursing home
Our devoted, professional team is here to meet our residents’ increasing and changing needs. Whether you or your loved one are joining us for residential care. living with Alzheimer’s or any other form of dementia, we’re here.
We also have highly-trained nursing staff, who are here 24/7 to provide support – including palliative or end-of-life care for elderly people living with terminal illnesses or limit-limiting conditions.
We’re here to support carers and families too. Our respite care service is designed to allow carers to take a break, while the person they care for continues to receive the bespoke care they need.
Want to find out more? Get in touch with our friendly Enquiry Support Team to discuss your needs on 0124 443 4280.
Proudly not-for-profit
Here, at Sanctuary Care, we’re proud to be a not-for-profit care provider. It means that any of our surplus income goes straight back into what matters most to us – our care homes, staff and residents.
We’re passionate about enriching lives with care that’s truly person-centric – we look beyond a person’s illness to build a comprehensive care plan for them, as an individual.
Pricing information
It is usual for residents in care homes to contribute to the cost of their care. Some people have the resources to pay for this in full, whilst others make means-tested contributions.
Our weekly fees are individual to each of our residents and are subject to a pre-admission assessment, which is required to understand the level of care and support needed.
Upton Dene Care Home - Weekly Charges per Person (2024)
Self Funded Residential Care | From £1396* |
Self Funded Nursing Care | From £1602* |
*May be in the region of 30% more – depending on your care needs and the type of room that’s right for you.
Visit our Paying for Care page for information on how to pay for care at Upton Dene Residential and Nursing Home.
For more about life at our residential care home in Chester, or any of our care homes in Cheshire, our Enquiry Support Team are here to talk on 0124 443 4280.
Based on a survey completed by our residents and their loved ones.
Facilities at this home
Accommodation
- Cinema room
- Ensuite
- Garden
- Hairdressing salon
- Lounges
- Quiet room
- Wheelchair accessible garden
- Wifi
Activities
- Arts and crafts
- Bingo
- Choir
- Gardening
- Light exercise
- Pamper sessions
- Strength and balance
Care and support
- Chiropody
- Hairdressing
- Home cooked meals
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Respite Care
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Where to find us
Caldecott Close, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1FDTravelling to see us? View home on Google Maps
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Stories from the home
Therapy dog Ned laps up attention!
Our residents love their weekly visits from "gentle soul" Ned and his owner Brenda, volunteers with Therapy Dogs Nationwide.
Christine and Betty’s journey
“The staff couldn't be kinder – they are genuinely caring. And the home has a lovely, warm feeling about it” Read more here.
D-Day’s 80th anniversary
Our residents got together for a day filled with nostalgia as they marked this special anniversary in our history.
A special performance
Thank you to the student nurses from the University of Chester for another wonderful performance!
Dedicated Home Manager - Tracy
Home Manager Tracy trained as a nurse from school and enjoys building long-term relationships with her residents as she has always had a passion for elderly care.
Take a tour
Click the play button to find out more about our home and the care we provide at Upton Dene. Read our virtual tour transcript (PDF 331KB).