Care home · Ilkeston
Bramble Lodge
Typical fee here £1,160–£1,410 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Bramble Lodge- Address
- 82 High Lane West, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HQ
- Run by
- Only Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 65 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2019 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Rachel Helen Hammond
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06788225)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Jan 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-7209683149
Introducing Bramble Lodge
Bramble Lodge is a CQC-registered residential care home in Ilkeston, run by Only Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (January 2022). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ilkeston; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe177 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Effective187 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Caring193 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Responsive190 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Well-led159 of 220 in Derbyshire
CQC key question ratings, published 20 January 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
How it fits locally
There are 22 other care homes within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is West Hallam Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West Hallam & Dale Abbey ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (10 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What the ratings tell you
Bramble Lodge has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 158 of the 219 other care homes in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Bramble Lodge at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Derbyshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
History with CQC
Bramble Lodge has been registered with CQC since November 2019, about 6 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and falling to Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 20 January 2022.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ownership and company checks
Bramble Lodge is run by Only Care Limited (company 06788225), incorporated in 2009, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
The inspection, summarised
- Systems were in place to protect people from abuse.
- People's risks had been assessed and reviewed regularly.
- There were enough safely recruited staff to meet people's needs.
- Infection control measures were in place to keep people protected.
Inspected 21 December 2021; report published 20 January 2022; supporting 51 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Jul 2016
- May 2019
- Apr 2021
- Sep 2021
- Jan 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 20 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 4 September 2021
- CQC inspection report 23 April 2021
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 March 2026 by Erewash. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Bramble Lodge Residential Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- West Hallam & Dale Abbey
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE7 (18)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery West Hallam Medical Centre, 760 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Evans Pharmacy, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Park 360 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship West Hallam Methodist Church, 700 m (9 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
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Bramble Lodge against its area
- Rated Good. Across Derbyshire, 81% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2022) is more recent than 33% of care home ratings in Derbyshire.
- With 65 beds it is larger than 91% of care homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 32% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Derbyshire lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Derbyshire (Oct 2026).
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Frequently asked about Bramble Lodge
- What services is Bramble Lodge registered for?
- CQC lists Bramble Lodge under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Bramble Lodge registered with CQC?
- Yes. Bramble Lodge is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-7209683149) and was rated Good overall in January 2022.
- What is Bramble Lodge's address?
- It is at 82 High Lane West, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HQ.
- When was Bramble Lodge last inspected?
- 20 January 2022 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Bramble Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Who runs Bramble Lodge?
- CQC lists Only Care Limited as the provider responsible for Bramble Lodge.
- How many beds does Bramble Lodge have?
- Bramble Lodge is registered for up to 65 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is Bramble Lodge rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does Bramble Lodge charge?
- Bramble Lodge has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.