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?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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Linden House is one of 68 care homes in Derby: a 16-bed residential care home in Derby, run by LH Care Home Limited. It is registered to care for older people. It is a small home for Derby, where the median is 32 beds.
LH Care Home Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner. In Derby, 74% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2025. 72% of homes in Derby also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from November 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from May 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 28% of ratings in Derby are as old (how rating age varies by council).
