SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Bearwardcote Hall Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 40 other homes in Derbyshire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Bearwardcote Hall Residential Home is an independent 38-bed residential care home in Derby, Derbyshire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. 40 other homes in Derbyshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Old Lodge Nursing Home (Outstanding), 1.5 km away.
CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated responsive as Good. That is down from Good in July 2019. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 19 standards out of 33 scored below good.
