SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
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?Good
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. ?
Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing is in the Good tier ?, with 130 other homes in Derbyshire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Ashmere Derbyshire Limited, Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing is a nursing home in Matlock, Derbyshire with 64 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Derbyshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 93% of homes in Derbyshire also score 5. Across Derbyshire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 7 of Ashmere Derbyshire Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2023. That matches its previous rating, from April 2018.
