Nursing home · Derby

Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home

43 Belper Road, Derby, DE1 3EP

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 June 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • November 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2018InadequateSECRW previous owner
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  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • December 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • April 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Derby

Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 16 other homes in Derby. 74% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 33 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (18%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (25%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (4%)

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  • Autonomy: Victoria & Elizabeth
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  • Vinegar House
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  • Mercy Care Centre
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Other homes run by Sunbreeze Healthcare Limited

3 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Ashlee Residential Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Camden Care Home
    Nottingham, Derbyshire · NG10 2BU · Residential care home · 18 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago

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Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home at a glance

Sunbreeze Healthcare Limited runs Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home, a nursing home in Derby with room for 37 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, 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.

CQC last rated the home in June 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in January 2020, was Good, so the home has slipped.

16 other homes in Derby share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. That is true of 72% of homes in Derby. Sunbreeze Healthcare Limited runs 3 care homes, and 2 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Abbey Court Nursing and Residential Home (Good), 0.7 km away.