Care home · Swadlincote
Grangewood Lodge Residential Home
Typical fee here £1,160–£1,410 a week Estimate
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- Grangewood Lodge, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BH
- Run by
- Mrs Amelia Rose Newstead
- Type of provider
- Independent (owner-run)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 37 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on grangewoodlodge.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- July 2020 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Amanda Fay Hatfield
- Last CQC check
- 6 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-9090421790
About Grangewood Lodge Residential Home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Grangewood Lodge Residential Home is based in Swadlincote, run by Mrs Amelia Rose Newstead. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (February 2026).
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Grangewood Lodge Residential 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.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
What inspectors found
- The service provides support to older people, some of whom were living with dementia and/or sensory impairment and/or physical disability.
- This planned assessment was carried out because we received information of concern about the standard of infection prevention and control in the service.
- This assessment found no evidence of ongoing risks of harm to people.
- People were supported by kind and caring staff who knew them well.
Inspected 31 October 2022; report published 9 December 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Grangewood Lodge Residential Home has been registered with CQC since July 2020, about 6 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 9 December 2022.
What it may cost
We estimate Grangewood Lodge Residential 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Derbyshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
The local picture
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Newlands House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities, 1.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
6 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Seales ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB.
Percentage scores by area
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, Grangewood Lodge Residential Home scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 15 December 2025, published 6 December 2024, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
Rating history
- Mar 2016
- May 2018
- Mar 2021
- Dec 2022
- Dec 2024
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 9 December 2022
- CQC inspection report 17 March 2021
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 September 2026 by South Derbyshire. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Grangewood Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Seales
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE12 (5)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Ownership and company checks
Grangewood Lodge Residential Home is the only service its provider, Mrs Amelia Rose Newstead, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score177 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Effective75% score188 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Caring75% score193 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Responsive75% score190 of 220 in Derbyshire
- Well-led75% score159 of 220 in Derbyshire
As rated by CQC, published 6 February 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
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Frequently asked about Grangewood Lodge Residential Home
- How much does care from Grangewood Lodge Residential Home cost?
- Grangewood Lodge Residential Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Grangewood Lodge Residential Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Grangewood Lodge Residential Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many beds does Grangewood Lodge Residential Home have?
- CQC capacity for Grangewood Lodge Residential Home: 37 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Grangewood Lodge Residential Home?
- Grangewood Lodge Residential Home is run by Mrs Amelia Rose Newstead, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Can Grangewood Lodge Residential 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 Grangewood Lodge Residential Home's CQC rating?
- 6 February 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What services is Grangewood Lodge Residential Home registered for?
- Grangewood Lodge Residential Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Grangewood Lodge Residential Home based?
- It is at Grangewood Lodge, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BH.
- Is Grangewood Lodge Residential Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-9090421790 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in February 2026.
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