Dementia Care Homes in High Peak 4 dementia care homes · 1 rated Good by CQC
- 1 Good
- 2 Requires improvement
- 1 Not yet rated
Of the 6 CQC registered care homes in High Peak, 4 are registered for dementia care. Of those, 1 is rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
All 4 dementia care homes in High Peak
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Whitestones Care Home Care home in High Peak · Rated Requires improvement by CQC
CQC: requires improvement
139 Manchester Road, High Peak, Derbyshire SK23 9TW
191.9 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,100 regional guide for the East Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Jan 2023 over 3 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Derbyshire County Council
Local authority: Derbyshire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Whitestones is a residential care home in the High Peak. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or mental ill health, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. We plan around the person rather than the building. Before somebody moves in we ask how they have always run their day, what they want help with and what they would much rather do themselves, and we write it down so that it does not depend on who is on shift. Help with washing, dressing, mobility and medication is given discreetly and at the time that suits. For people living with dementia we keep the day familiar and unhurried, and we use what relatives tell us about a person's history rather than filing it away. Where mental ill health is part of the picture we work closely with community teams and include the person properly in decisions. Our most recent rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement. We would rather be the ones to tell you. We have accepted the findings, we are working through the areas raised, and we are happy to go through the detail with anyone who asks. Short respite stays are available. Please come and see the house, ask us difficult questions, and judge us on the answers you get.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
Welby Croft Residential Home Care home in High Peak · Rated Requires improvement by CQC
CQC: requires improvement
Crossings Road, High Peak, Derbyshire SK23 9RY
192.2 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,100 regional guide for the East Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Jan 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Andrew Care Ltd
Local authority: Derbyshire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
We at Welby Croft Residential Home are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of High Peak, Derbyshire. Nestled within the scenic SK postcode area of the East Midlands, our home provides a warm and welcoming environment where older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia can feel truly at ease. Our setting reflects the charm and tranquillity of the High Peak region, an area known for its rolling landscapes and friendly community spirit. Within our home, we aim to create a calm, comfortable atmosphere that feels familiar and reassuring, somewhere residents can genuinely call home. Every corner of our environment is designed with our residents' wellbeing in mind, supporting both independence and connection. We specialise in older person care, residential care, dementia care, and support for younger adults. In practice, this means our team takes the time to understand each resident as an individual, recognising their history, preferences, and personal routines. For those living with dementia, this person centred approach is especially important; familiar faces, gentle reassurance, and thoughtfully structured days can make all the difference. For younger adults in our care, we focus on encouraging independence whilst providing the right level of support to help them thrive. Families can take comfort in knowing that their loved ones are treated with dignity, kindness, and respect at every stage of their journey with us. Our most recent CQC inspection, carried out in March 2021, rated us as Requires Improvement overall. We are open and transparent about this rating because we believe families deserve honesty when making such an important decision. The inspection recognised that we are Good in the areas of Effective, Caring, and Responsive, which reflects the genuine warmth and skill our team brings to daily care. We acknowledge the areas highlighted for improvement under Safe and Well led, and we remain wholeheartedly committed to strengthening these aspects, learning continually, and raising the standard of care we provide. Choosing a care home is one of the most significant decisions a family can make, and we understand the weight of that responsibility. If you are exploring options for a loved one in the High Peak area, we warmly invite you to get in touch with us. We would be delighted to answer your questions, share more about our approach, and help you feel confident that your family member will be cared for with the compassion and respect they deserve.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
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Watford House Residential Home Care home in High Peak · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Watford House Care Home, High Peak, Derbyshire SK22 4EJ
194.9 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,100 regional guide for the East Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
May 2024
Run by
JTV Care Homes Limited
Local authority: Derbyshire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Watford House is a residential home in the High Peak. We support older people, including many who are living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places for those who need a break or a period of support after illness. We are a small home and that shapes how we work. Staff know everybody properly rather than by shift, meals feel like meals, and it is easy to notice when someone is out of sorts. People keep their own belongings around them, choose how they spend the day, and are supported to stay in touch with the people and places they have known for years in this part of Derbyshire. Living with dementia does not mean losing the right to make choices, and we work hard to hold on to that. We learn a person's history, we notice what settles them and what unsettles them, and we adapt rather than expecting them to. Families usually know these things better than anybody, so we ask, and we keep asking as things change. Relatives are welcome at any reasonable time, and we would far rather someone raised a concern with us early than let it build up. Our overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. If you are looking at residential care or respite locally, please come and visit and see how the home feels on an ordinary day.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Respite Care
Watford House Care Home Care home in High Peak
Watford Road, High Peak, Derbyshire SK22 4EJ
194.9 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,100 regional guide for the East Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Ask the home
CQC rated
Not yet rated
Run by
Priory CC147 Limited
Local authority: Derbyshire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Watford House Care Home is a residential care home in the High Peak, supporting older people from across this part of Derbyshire, including many people living with dementia. Our ambition here is unfashionably plain: we want the ordinary days to be good ones. Food cooked in our own kitchen that people look forward to. Personal care given calmly and in private. Medication managed properly. Warm rooms that look like they belong to the person in them. Somebody awake at night. Enough going on in the house that there is a reason to come downstairs, and no pressure at all on anybody who would rather not. People keep their own habits wherever we can arrange it. A home that insists everybody rises at the same hour and bathes to a schedule has stopped being a home and become a timetable with beds in it. Dementia care is most of what we do and we have clear views about it. Correcting somebody about the year, or about where a long dead spouse has got to, helps nobody at all. Familiar staff, a calm and unhurried house, and knowing enough of a person's life to find the thread of a conversation help enormously. Relatives are our best source of that history, and we ask for it early rather than as a form filling exercise. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Come and see us at a busy time of day and ask the people who live here what they think.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
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What dementia care homes cost in High Peak, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 34 East Midlands homes. Median £1,356. | Varies by council | £1,233 to £1,449 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few East Midlands homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | Varies by council | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Most relevant to this page Middle half of prices from 20 East Midlands homes. Median £1,350. | Not published separately | £1,278 to £1,475 |
| Nursing dementia care Most relevant to this page England figure, because too few East Midlands 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
CQC inspection dates for dementia care homes in High Peak
Inspected most recently
- Watford House Residential Home 22 May 2024, Good
- Whitestones Care Home 20 January 2023, Requires improvement
- Welby Croft Residential Home 12 January 2019, Requires improvement
Longest since a CQC report
- Welby Croft Residential Home 12 January 2019, Requires improvement
- Whitestones Care Home 20 January 2023, Requires improvement
- Watford House Residential Home 22 May 2024, Good
Arranging and funding a dementia care home place in High Peak
Residential dementia care rests on two things above all: staff who understand the condition, and a routine that still makes sense to someone whose memory no longer holds the thread. All four providers listed for High Peak are registered with the Care Quality Commission as residential care homes, which means accommodation together with personal care rather than nursing delivered on site by qualified nurses.
Reading the inspection record closely
The record here is mixed, which makes the reports more important than usual. Watford House Residential Home holds a Good rating. Welby Croft Residential Home and Whitestones Care Home both sit at Requires Improvement, which is a reason to read those reports in detail rather than to rule the homes out, since findings often concern record keeping, staffing levels or management oversight and may already have been acted upon. Watford House Care Home, which is a separate registration from Watford House Residential Home, has no published rating yet. Ask each manager directly what has changed since inspectors last called, and check the date on every report.
Questions that matter for dementia
Ask what dementia training the staff receive and how often it is refreshed, and put the question to the person showing you round rather than taking a leaflet on trust. Find out how the home occupies residents through the afternoon and early evening, when distress is often at its worst, and what happens when someone becomes agitated or wants to walk. Ask whether the layout lets residents find their own room unaided, and whether the home can keep caring for someone as the condition advances rather than asking them to move again.
Choosing between dementia care homes in High Peak
The care needs assessment
A free care needs assessment is the proper first step and the entitlement does not depend on savings. The duty rests with Derbyshire County Council adult social care, which establishes what help is required, whether the eligibility criteria are met, and what funded support should follow. A financial assessment then looks at income and capital, and a relative providing regular unpaid care can claim a carer's assessment of their own.
What dementia care tends to cost
Fees reflect the room, the building and the level of supervision needed, and dementia care is often charged at a higher rate because of the staffing it requires. Ask for a written breakdown and check what counts as an extra. Where capital falls below the national threshold the council may contribute; above it the place is normally funded privately, and NHS continuing healthcare is assessed separately where the need is mainly a health one.
Frequently asked questions about dementia care homes in High Peak
How many dementia care homes are there in High Peak?
High Peak has 4 CQC registered care homes that are registered for dementia care, out of 6 CQC registered care homes in High Peak: 1 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
Which dementia care homes in High Peak were inspected most recently?
Watford House Residential Home (22 May 2024), Whitestones Care Home (20 January 2023) and Welby Croft Residential Home (12 January 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.
Which homes in High Peak provide dementia care?
Four residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission appear in this High Peak listing. They are Welby Croft Residential Home, Watford House Residential Home, Whitestones Care Home and Watford House Care Home. The two Watford House entries are separate registrations, so check which one a profile refers to. Each home has its own profile on Care Assura setting out its registration and current rating.
What should I ask when visiting a dementia care home in High Peak?
Ask what dementia training the staff receive, how often it is refreshed, and how long most of the team have worked there, since familiar faces reduce confusion. Find out how the day is structured, what happens in the late afternoon, and how the home responds when a resident becomes distressed or wants to leave. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, ask specifically what has changed since the inspection and what evidence supports it. Request the contract and the complaints procedure in writing before you commit.
What is the difference between a dementia care home and a nursing home?
A residential care home registered for dementia provides accommodation with personal care, so staff help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and daily routines, with training geared to memory loss. A nursing home holds a registration requiring qualified nurses on site, which lets it manage clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding or unstable conditions alongside dementia. All four providers in this High Peak listing are registered as residential care homes rather than nursing homes. If nursing input is likely as the condition advances, consider nursing registered homes from the outset.
Can Derbyshire County Council fund a dementia care placement?
It can, where the care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and the financial assessment shows capital below the national threshold. Contributions are calculated individually, and most people pay something towards fees from income such as pensions. Above the threshold a placement is usually funded privately, although a deferred payment arrangement secured against a property is sometimes possible. Request both assessments early, because arranging them takes time.
How do I arrange a care needs assessment in High Peak?
Contact the adult social care team at Derbyshire County Council, which has a legal duty to assess anyone who appears to need care and support whatever their finances. The request can come from the person themselves, from a relative, or from a professional such as a memory clinic, general practitioner or hospital discharge coordinator. An assessor will discuss daily tasks, memory, safety at home and the support already in place, then explain which needs are eligible. Ask for the outcome and the support plan in writing, as both help when approaching homes.
How soon should we start looking at dementia care?
Start earlier than feels necessary, because dementia progresses unevenly and a suitable home may have a waiting list. Looking while the person can still take part in the decision also means their own preferences shape the outcome. Allowing a few weeks gives time to visit properly, read the inspection reports and get the council assessments moving. If a crisis or a hospital stay forces the pace, a shortlist prepared in advance makes an enormous difference.
Other types of care in High Peak
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Local authority support in High Peak
Derbyshire County Council arranges and funds adult social care in this area. Use these official council links to check funding, request an assessment and get support.
Adult social care website Derbyshire County Council
Council service pages 7 of 19
Guides for choosing a dementia care home
Plain-English advice on choosing and paying for dementia care homes.
- Dementia Care Specialists, Explained in Plain English 12 min read
- What Is a Care Home? A Plain English Guide for Families 8 min read
- Residential Care Homes: Costs, Eligibility, Types and How to Choose the Right Care Home 13 min read
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Explained in Plain English 12 min read
Free care planning tools
Tools to help you understand your options, check funding eligibility, and plan ahead.
- Personalised Assistant Answer a few questions and get a tailored list of suitable care homes.
- Concierge Answer 13 questions about care needs, location, and preferences to receive a personalised shortlist of matched homes.
- Funding Calculator Estimate how much care will cost and what financial support may be available.
- CHC Assessment Check whether your relative may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
- CHC DST Assessment Complete the Decision Support Tool used in NHS CHC funding assessments.
- Map Explorer Browse care homes near you on an interactive map.
Provider information is sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last updated November 2026.