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Butterley HouseDerbyshire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Butterley House

Coach Road, Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3QU

01773745636

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

9 July 2026

Provider

First For Care Limited

Beds

37 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 30 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 25 are rated higher by CQC, 5 are the same and none are lower.

2 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

InadequateFeb 2020
InadequateAug 2020
GoodJan 2021
Requires ImprovementSept 2026

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2026. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2020.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by First For Care Limited, which runs 3 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 2 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in the East Midlands: £958 a week for residential care and £1,250 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Butterley House

Butterley House is a residential care home located in Derbyshire, East Midlands. Its registered care categories include dementia, older people, and younger adults. The home has 37 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Requires Improvement, published in September 2026. The home is operated by First For Care Limited.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger 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.

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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: 37 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DE5 3QU

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

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: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 10 September 2026. Assessment date recorded: 9 July 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 10 September 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: Wednesday 15th July 2026 – Thursday 23rd July. Butterley House is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 34 people, aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 37 people. The accommodation is provided over two floors. The upper floor has bedrooms, toilet and bathing facilities. The downstairs also has bedrooms and toilet and bathing facilities with the addition of communal spaces, a conservatory, a lounge and a dining space.
We previously inspected Butterley House in November 2025, where the provider was rated requires improvement for the key questions of safe and well led, and found to be in breach of the legal regulation relating to safe care and treatment. The provider sent us an action plan following this and addressed the concerns we identified. . Whilst we found improvements with regards to safe care and treatment, Governance continued to be a concern.
The provider did not have effective governance systems in place to ensure the quality and continuity of care, and there was a lack of learning and analysis from accidents and incidents. The provider did not always keep accurate records, with fluid charts containing inaccurate information about people’s level of fluid intake. We were not assured the provider had effective systems of governance in place to keep people safe. The concerns relating to a lack of effective governance were identified during our previous inspection in November 2025 and the provider had not made improvements in this area. As a result of these concerns, the provider was found to be in breach of the legal regulation relating to governance.
In instances where CQC has begun a process of regulatory action, we may publish this information on our website after any representations and/or appeals have been concluded, if the action has been taken forward.
We found there had been improvements in the quality of care plans and risk assessments. Care plans were now detailed and reflected people’s care needs and risks. The provider ensured there were enough trained staff on shift to keep people safe. Staff were approachable, caring and had a good rapport with people. The care home was clean and tidy. Fresh meals were prepared and catered for people’s dietary requirements.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

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

Read Butterley House'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 Butterley House, 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 Butterley House, 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 Butterley House'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