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Holly Tree Lodge Residential Home Derby

2-4 Thornhill Road, Derby, DE22 3LX

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 9 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • 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?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • 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
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome 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: 11 good, 22 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • January 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Derby

Holly Tree Lodge Residential Home Derby 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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Care homes nearby

  • Kingsway View Care Home
    Derby · DE22 3ZB · Residential care home · 85 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Royal Manor Nursing Home
    Derby · DE22 3HS · Nursing home · 30 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Manorfields Residential Care Home
    Derby · DE23 6BW · Residential care home · 40 beds1.0 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Western Mount Lodge Nursing Home
    Derby · DE22 3BW · Nursing home · 18 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Brookfields Private Nursing Home
    Derby · DE23 6AL · Nursing home · 36 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Rykneld View
    Derby · DE23 6AJ · Nursing home · 31 beds1.0 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Holly Tree Lodge Residential Home Derby at a glance

An independent residential care home in Derby, Holly Tree Lodge Residential Home Derby is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 27 beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.

CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Derby are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 22 standards out of 33 scored below good.

Across Derby, 74% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2025. 72% of homes in Derby score the top mark of 5. About 0.2 km away, Kingsway View Care Home is rated Good.