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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
East Fields is a 8-bed residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, run by Royal Mencap Society. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Derbyshire, where the median is 30 beds.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Royal Mencap Society runs 26 care homes, and 25 of the 26 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Derbyshire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2019. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in August 2019. Caring and well-led were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and responsive, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in December 2016, was Good, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 33% of homes in Derbyshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
