SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
Willowcroft is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 other homes in Derby.
74% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Methodist Homes runs Willowcroft, a residential care home in Derby with room for 60 residents. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Derby has 32 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in September 2019, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from December 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 28% of ratings in Derby are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Methodist Homes runs 69 care homes, and 60 of the 69 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 72% of homes in Derby. Across Derby, 74% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
