Ada Belfield Centre

Derwent Street, Belper, DE56 1UQ

01629535060

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

8 December 2021

Provider

Derbyshire County Council

Beds

40 beds

About Ada Belfield Centre

Ada Belfield Centre is a residential care home in Derbyshire, providing long-term care for older people alongside a therapy unit supporting rehabilitation after hospital stays. Further detail on the CQC's most recent findings is set out below.

Ada Belfield Centre provides residential care for up to 40 people aged 65 and over, currently supporting 25 residents. The service operates across two floors with four units: Arkwright and Derwent for people with longer-term care needs, and Strutt, a therapy unit offering community support beds for people requiring rehabilitation after hospital stays. The centre aims to support discharge back home for rehabilitation patients.

Inspectors found that medicines were not always safely recorded and the home did not consistently learn from incidents when things went wrong. However, people felt safe living at the centre and appropriate systems were in place to protect residents from abuse. The home's approach to managing people's risks was established and functioning.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 January 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DE56 1UQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Rating report published 6 January 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 8 December 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Ada Belfield Centre's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Ada Belfield Centre, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Ada Belfield Centre, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Ada Belfield Centre's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees