SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Ashfields Care Home is an independent 76-bed nursing home in Heanor, Derbyshire, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Derbyshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. In Derbyshire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in February 2020. It was Outstanding for caring and responsive as well. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. Before that, in August 2017, it was rated Good. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 33% of ratings in Derbyshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
