Residential care home · Derbyshire

The Birches

18 Gladstone Road, Chesterfield, S40 4TE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 July 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • 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?75%Good
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    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • 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?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2022GoodSECRW
  • May 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Derbyshire

The Birches is in the Good tier ?, with 130 other homes in Derbyshire. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (4%)
  • Good 131 (54%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 30 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 41 (17%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 19 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Ashleigh Residential Home Limited
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • 44 Newbold Road
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Goldwell Manor Care Home
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S40 4AA · Residential care home · 72 beds0.4 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Springbank House Care Home
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S40 4AA · Residential care home · 41 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Goldhill House
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S40 4AA · Residential care home · 18 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Pine Bank
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S41 7LW · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited

88 care homes in total: 3 Outstanding, 72 Good, 12 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Fitzwilliam Lodge
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 1 month ago
  • Riverview
    Teignmouth, Devon · TQ14 9JS · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Tree Top View
    Leyland, Lancashire · PR26 7TB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Bowden Lodge
    Sheffield · S9 4ES · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 10 months ago
  • Dinorwic Road
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 4DL · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Linden Lodge
    London, Enfield · N14 4LU · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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The Birches in brief

Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited runs The Birches, a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire with room for 7 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol and people with an eating disorder. That is smaller than most homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. Across Derbyshire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The nearest home with a higher rating is Goldwell Manor Care Home (Outstanding), 0.4 km away. 75 of Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited’s 87 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2025. That matches its previous rating, from October 2022. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.