SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
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?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. ?
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. ?
Cedar Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in Derbyshire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Cedar Lodge is a 10-bed residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, run by Walton Lodge Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. Across Derbyshire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Walton Lodge Limited has run the home since October 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 7 homes run by Walton Lodge Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in August 2018. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For effective, the rating was Outstanding. 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).
