Care home · Chesterfield
Cliff House Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Cliff House Care Home- Address
- Cliff Hill, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4LE
- Run by
- Knightingale Care Limited (6 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 40 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Natalie Joy Bullimore
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (27 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03845011)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4205591134
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Cliff House Care Home is based in Chesterfield, run by Knightingale Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Clowne; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe177 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Effective188 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Caring193 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Responsive190 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Well-led159 of 220 in Derbyshire
As rated by CQC, published 11 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
Ownership and company checks
Cliff House Care Home is run by Knightingale Care Limited (company 03845011), incorporated in 1999, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Knightingale Care Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 6 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Derbyshire.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- Cliff House Care Home provides personal care and accommodation for up to 40 people in one single building with bedrooms over two floors.
- The service provides a permanent residence for people and short- term care beds are available for people to access.
- On the day of our visit 30 people were using the service.
Inspected 16 November 2018; report published 11 December 2018; supporting 40 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Track record
Registered in August 2017, it has 9 years on the CQC register.
One overall rating to date: Good, published December 2018.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Cliff House Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 158 of the 219 other care homes in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
Costs to expect
We estimate Cliff House Care Home 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Derbyshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Ratings over time
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 11 December 2018
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 January 2026 by Bolsover. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Cliff House"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Clowne West
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bolsover
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in S43 (17)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 330 m (4 min walk) · 4 stops within 600 m
- Shop Tesco, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Café Dobbies, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship The Salvation Army - Clowne, 600 m (7 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Choice nearby
There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Haddon House Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
23 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Clowne West ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 shop (6 min) and a bus stop (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Where Cliff House Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Derbyshire, 81% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Derbyshire.
- With 40 beds it is larger than 62% of care homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 39% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Derbyshire lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Derbyshire as at Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Cliff House Care Home
- What type of care does Cliff House Care Home provide?
- Cliff House Care Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is Cliff House Care Home?
- It is at Cliff Hill, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4LE.
- Is Cliff House Care Home a registered provider?
- Cliff House Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-4205591134) and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- Can Cliff House Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is Cliff House Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 11 December 2018, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How big is Cliff House Care Home?
- CQC capacity for Cliff House Care Home: 40 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Cliff House Care Home?
- CQC lists Knightingale Care Limited as the provider responsible for Cliff House Care Home.
- How much does Cliff House Care Home charge?
- Cliff House Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Cliff House Care Home rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Cliff House Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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