SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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 home changed owner in July 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Thomas Fields Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 40 other homes in Derbyshire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Thomas Fields Care Centre is one of 243 care homes in Derbyshire: a 20-bed residential care home in Buxton, run by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. In Derbyshire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has run the home since July 2026, when it changed owner. Moore Care (Registered) Limited, Beechmoore, 0.9 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 6 homes run by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2020, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 33% of homes in Derbyshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
