SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to 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?68%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?64%Good
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Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 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. ?
The Vale Care Home is a 40-bed nursing home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, run by Sunshine Care Group Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2025. Before that, in March 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Derbyshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 10 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Across Derbyshire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from June 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire score the top mark of 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Saint Elkas Care Home (Outstanding), 0.6 km away.
