SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 exceptional. 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. ?
Dent House Nursing Home is one of 243 care homes in Derbyshire: a 10-bed nursing home in Matlock, run by Caritas Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Derbyshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same. The typical rating in Derbyshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 2 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
It is one of 4 homes run by Caritas Services Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Derbyshire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
