Nursing home · Derbyshire

The Cedars and Larches Care Home

16 Queens Drive, Ilkeston, DE7 5GR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since December 2023

CQC rating

Good
Published 31 March 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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. ?

The home changed owner in December 2023. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2023Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • October 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • June 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Derbyshire

The Cedars and Larches Care Home 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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The Cedars and Larches Care Home at a glance

Cedars & Larches Care Ltd runs The Cedars and Larches Care Home, a nursing home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire with room for 69 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2023. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The home changed owner in December 2023. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 93% of homes in Derbyshire. In Derbyshire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).