SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
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
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 14 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Derwent Lodge is one of 68 care homes in Derby: a 16-bed nursing home in Derby, run by Rethink Mental Illness. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs. The typical home in Derby has 32 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC last rated the home in August 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. Caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in July 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Derby, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 14 fell below good. The lowest was “infection prevention and control” (significant shortfalls).
About 0.1 km away, Derwent View is rated Outstanding. It is one of 13 homes run by Rethink Mental Illness. 7 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Derby, 74% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2024. That is true of 72% of homes in Derby.
