SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Run by Home2Home with Care Ltd, The Bakery is a residential care home in Swadlincote, Derbyshire with 6 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Derbyshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
It is one of 3 homes run by Home2Home with Care Ltd. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 2.2 km away, Valleyview is rated Outstanding. In Derbyshire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2024. That is true of 93% of homes in Derbyshire.
