SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
Douglas Court is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Derby.
74% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Douglas Court is an independent 43-bed residential care home in Derby, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2020. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 28% of homes in Derby. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. That is true of 72% of homes in Derby. 11 other homes in Derby share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
