Care Homes in Chesterfield
Chesterfield has 43 CQC registered care homes. 26 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 8 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 27 of the 43 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Chesterfield at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Chesterfield, to help you judge the options below.
- Derbyshire County Council pays, residential care: £974 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
- Care home beds filled across Derbyshire: 80%. The 12 month average is 80%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 87. Derbyshire average is 73.
- People aged 75 and over: 12,000. Rising to 14,100 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 64 beds.
- Who pays, across Derbyshire (estimate): 41% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,900 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,000. Rising to 4,500 by 2035, up 49%
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Comparing Chesterfield Care Homes and What to Look For
Registration and What It Covers
Every provider listed here holds a residential registration, covering accommodation together with personal care: assistance with washing and dressing, meals, medication support and the ordinary rhythm of the day, with staff present through the night. Clinical nursing sits outside that registration. Deciding early whether the difficulties are chiefly practical or chiefly medical will save a great deal of time, because it determines which kind of home you should be looking at at all.
Where the Ratings Diverge
Across these forty two homes the judgements run from Outstanding through to Requires Improvement, with six homes not yet rated, which makes the rating a genuinely useful first filter here. It should not be the last one. The inspection report describes how the home was staffed on the day, whether call bells were answered without delay, how medicines were managed, how residents were spoken to and involved, and whether shortcomings identified previously had actually been put right. For a home marked Requires Improvement, the report names the specific failings and indicates whether the provider had already begun to act, which is often more telling than the label. Homes without a rating are usually recent registrations, so ask about the manager and what they ran before.
Judging a Home in Person
Visit while the home is working hardest, around a meal for preference, and if you can, come back at a quieter hour when fewer staff are on duty. Watch whether residents appear occupied rather than simply seated, whether staff greet people by name, and how long anyone waits once they have asked for help. Ask about the overnight rota, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and how long the manager has been in post. Weigh the practicalities too, from how easily relatives can visit to whether the building suits someone who walks with difficulty.
Arranging an Assessment and Meeting the Cost in Chesterfield
Requesting a Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need support can ask for a care needs assessment, and that entitlement holds regardless of savings. A practitioner examines what has become difficult, what risks have emerged and what would genuinely help, then sets the conclusions down in writing. That document anchors every conversation that follows, particularly when a manager assures you the home can meet the needs described.
How Funding Is Decided
A financial assessment then weighs income, savings and property against the national thresholds. Derbyshire County Council Adult Social Care is responsible for both assessments and for arranging a funded place where someone qualifies. If health needs rather than social ones are driving the situation, NHS continuing healthcare may be the correct route, assessed under its own criteria. Families intending to pay privately still gain from completing the process, since it records the needs formally before anything changes.
Understanding the Fees
Weekly charges differ between homes and between rooms in the same home, shaped by the room itself and the level of support agreed. Ask for a written schedule separating the core fee from extras such as hairdressing, chiropody or outings, and ask how often fees are reviewed and what notice of an increase you would receive.
43 care homes in Chesterfield
- Ridgewood House · 13 Dukes Drive, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8QB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Miss Rebecca Clair Walsh
We at Ridgewood House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where older people can enjoy comfortable living alongside compassionate, person centred support. Nestled within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Cliff House Care Home · Cliff Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4LE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Knightingale Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia, people with mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - 48 Heath Road · Holmewood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5SW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Here at 48 Heath Road, we are a residential care home situated in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and we take genuine pride in the community we have built within our walls. We support a range of individuals, including older adults, younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Laurel Grove · 9 Wessex Close, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1GB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Walton Lodge Limited
We at Laurel Grove offer residential care in the welcoming town of Chesterfield, providing a comfortable home for older people and younger adults across Derbyshire and the wider East Midlands. Our setting has been thoughtfully arranged to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Laurieston House · 118 Hady Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Laurieston House
Laurieston House is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting adults who have a learning disability and adults who are autistic. It is a home in the ordinary sense, and the people who live here run their own lives rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Elizabeth House · Elizabeth House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5GR
Care home · Run by Ariya Neuro Care (Residential) Limited
We are a residential care home in Chesterfield, providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people with physical disabilities. We try to run the house so that it belongs to the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - East Fields · 24a East Crescent, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5ET
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Royal Mencap Society
East Fields is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. The people who live here have their own rooms, their own belongings and their own way of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Old Vicarage Care Home · Stretton Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Old Vicarage Care Home Limited
The Old Vicarage Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, providing a permanent home and short stays for adults who need help with everyday living. We care for older people and for younger adults, and those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Grove House Care Home · Grove House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0AQ
Care home · Run by Ivonbrook Properties
Grove House Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people managing mental health conditions and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders - Pennine House · Pennine House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4WG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
At Pennine House, we offer residential care for adults in the heart of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We support people with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and visual...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Oakwood Bungalows · Devon Court, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1DX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Walton Lodge Limited
Oakwood Bungalows is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. As the name suggests, the setting is domestic in scale, and that is deliberate. People live in a house, not on a unit. We support adults with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Staveley Centre · Calver Crescent, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Derbyshire County Council
Here at The Staveley Centre, we provide residential care for older adults in the heart of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine effort our team...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Beechwood House · Devon Court, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1DX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Walton Lodge Limited
Beechwood House is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting older people and adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays. We support a mixed group of people and we plan around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Springbank House Care Home · 17 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hill Care Limited
We are Springbank House Care Home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Gables Retirement Home · Gables Close, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5RJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Gables Retirement Home Limited
The Gables Retirement Home is in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We offer older people a settled, permanent home, and we also provide respite stays for those who need care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. We support some...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Cedar Lodge · Devon Court, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1DX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Walton Lodge Limited
Cedar Lodge is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We support older people and younger adults, including adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays for people who need care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Liberty House · 28 The Green, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Freedom Centre Ltd
Liberty House is a residential care home in Chesterfield. We support older people needing help with daily living, adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and people whose sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Linnet Mews · Linnet Mews, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4JU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Linnet Mews is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting adults living with mental health conditions, adults with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment. This is somewhere people live rather than...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Saint Elkas Care Home · 75 Hill Top, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6NJ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Saint Elkas Limited
Saint Elkas Care Home in Chesterfield provides residential care for adults living with mental health conditions. The people who come to live here have usually had a long period in which little has felt stable. What we offer first is...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - Fairplay - Home Based Support Service · Alexandra Road West, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1NP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairplay
Fairplay provides residential and home based support in Chesterfield and across Derbyshire. We work with people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss and younger adults, and we offer respite stays as well....
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hazeldene House Residential Home · 21 High Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9DX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Waash Group Chesterfield Ltd
Here at Hazeldene House, we offer residential care for older people, those living with dementia, individuals with physical disabilities, and younger adults who need support with day to day living. We are based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Bank Close House · Hasland Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0RZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Vitalbalance Limited
We at Bank Close House offer residential care in a welcoming home setting in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, providing older person care, long term residential support, and respite stays for those needing a shorter break. Our aim is simple: to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Elm Lodge Care Home · Stand Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8SJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Reason Care Limited
Elm Lodge is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with everyday life, and a large part of our work is caring for people living with dementia. The support we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ashleigh Residential Home · 15 Gladstone Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4TE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ashleigh Residential Home Limited
Ashleigh Residential Home is in Chesterfield and we care for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Woodthorpe Lodge · 7 Norbriggs Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3BW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
Woodthorpe Lodge is a residential care home near Chesterfield. We support older people and younger adults with a wide range of needs, including people with a learning disability or autism, people living with a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Goldhill House · 6 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aspire Health and Care Limited
Goldhill House is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We support older people and some younger adults, and much of our work is with people living with mental ill health. We offer both permanent places and respite stays....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Heather Vale · Heather Vale Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0HZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Heather Vale is a residential care home near Chesterfield. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Littlemoor House · 70 Littlemoor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8QQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Littlemoor Care Home Limited
We are Littlemoor House, a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people living with mental health conditions, including younger adults. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Goldwell Manor Care Home · Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4AA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Acacia Care (Chesterfield) Ltd
Goldwell Manor is a residential care home in Chesterfield providing care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability. People move in when managing at home has stopped being realistic,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - 44 Newbold Road · 44 Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7PL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Potensial Limited
Newbold Road is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition, including younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dale Brook Care Home · Derby Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AG
Care home · Run by Crystal Care Homes Clay Cross Limited
Dale Brook Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, for younger adults who need a supportive household, for people with physical disabilities and for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dale Brook Care Home · Derby Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AG
Care home · Run by Crystal Care Homes Clay Cross Opco Limited
Dale Brook Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield, supporting older people and younger adults from across Derbyshire, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. What we are aiming for is a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Elm House · 7 Elm Close, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6EA
Care home · Run by Unic Care Services Ltd
Elm House is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. We care for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ravensworth Care Home · Markham Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5HP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ravensworth Care Home Limited
Ravensworth Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield. We support older people who need daily care, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and younger adults, and we try to make the house feel like somewhere people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Chatsworth Lodge · 410 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Indigo Care Services Limited
Chatsworth Lodge is a care home in Chesterfield. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Respite deserves more than a passing mention,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Pine Bank · Pine Bank, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7LW
Care home · Run by Godfrey Care Limited
We are Pine Bank, a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. The people who live here are...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Brookholme Care Home · 23 Somersall Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3LA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rosecare Chesterfield Limited
Brookholme Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Claydon Lodge Care Home · Crich Place, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5LY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Claydon Lodge Care Home Limited
Claydon Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and we are home to older people who need support with daily life. We think of the building as the place where people live rather than a place where care is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Markham House · 80 Moorfield Avenue, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6EL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Markham House is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting younger adults, people with physical disabilities, people with loss of sight or hearing, people living with mental health conditions, and people working through...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - The Birches · 18 Gladstone Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4TE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
The Birches is a residential care home in Chesterfield supporting a wide range of adults. We care for older people and also support people living with mental ill health, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Brimington Care Centre · 73 Manor Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1NN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aurem Care (Brimington) Limited
Brimington Care Centre is a residential care home near Chesterfield. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ability Ash Lodge · 73 Old Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Chesterfield & District Society for People with a Learning Disability
Ability Ash Lodge is a residential care home near Chesterfield supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Francis House · Leyfields, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3XZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Francis House Limited
Francis House is a residential care home near Chesterfield. We support older people and adults living with mental ill health, and we offer respite stays alongside longer term places. Supporting older people and people with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
What care costs in Derbyshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. | £974 | £1,233 to £1,449 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £1,118 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350. | Not published separately | £1,278 to £1,475 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Liberty House, 24 September 2026, Good
- 44 Newbold Road, 22 July 2026, Good
- Laurieston House, 16 July 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Elm House, 24 October 2017, Not yet rated
- Beechwood House, 14 June 2018, Good
- Springbank House Care Home, 11 July 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Chesterfield
How many care homes are there in Chesterfield?
Chesterfield has 43 CQC registered care homes: 3 Outstanding, 26 Good, 8 Requires improvement, 6 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Chesterfield?
Derbyshire County Council pays an average of £974 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in Chesterfield were inspected most recently?
Liberty House (24 September 2026), 44 Newbold Road (22 July 2026) and Laurieston House (16 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.