SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?92%★Outstanding
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 11 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Saint Elkas Care Home is an independent 10-bed residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
11 other homes in Derbyshire share its tier, “Outstanding”. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective and caring as well. Safe, responsive and well-led were rated Good. That is up from Good in December 2017. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
