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. ?
Derby is a 6-bed residential care home in Derby, run by Heathcotes Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Derby, where the typical home has 32 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Heathcotes Care Limited runs 53 care homes, and 45 of the 52 rated are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. 72% of homes in Derby also score 5. 11 other homes in Derby share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in February 2018, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 28% of ratings in Derby are as old (how rating age varies by council).
