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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in October 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Beechwood House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 29 other homes in Derbyshire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Beechwood House is one of 243 care homes in Derbyshire: a 10-bed residential care home in Chesterfield, run by Walton Lodge Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Derbyshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Walton Lodge Limited runs 7 care homes, and 3 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. 29 other homes in Derbyshire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Walton Lodge Limited has run the home since October 2025, when it changed owner.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Derbyshire, 33% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
