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What the CQC found at Abbey Court Nursing and Residential Home

Goodpublished 22 December 2021, 4 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Abbey Court Nursing and Residential Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Abbey Court Nursing and Residential Home

7 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. December 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. September 2020Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. March 2020Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  4. September 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. May 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  6. March 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. January 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. September 2025

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 25 September 2025.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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78 live-in carers within about an hour of Derby

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Most charge £1,020 to £1,260 a week. 62 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

Theresa t.
2 reviews
From £1,015 a week, 21 years caring
Based about 19 minutes from Derby. Can care for a couple
Dawn Z.
1 review
From £1,050 a week, 21 years caring
Based about 20 minutes from Derby. Can care for a couple
Sinikiwe M.
2 reviews
From £1,229 a week, 21 years caring
Based about 24 minutes from Derby. Can care for a couple
Rachel K.
1 review
From £980 a week, 5 years caring
Based about 27 minutes from Derby. Can care for a couple
“We particularly appreciate the companionship Dawn gives in the evenings when she plays cards and Scrabble with my mother.”
Sarah Y., about Dawn Z.
“Rachel is a quietly spoken, extremely caring person and looked after Val very well.”
Raymond W., about Rachel K.
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