Care home · Swadlincote
The Bakery
Illustrative photo, not of The Bakery- Address
- 18 Chapel Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HZ
- Run by
- Home2Home with Care Ltd (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency, Community services - Learning disabilities
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Kylie Marie Phillips
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11533939)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Jan 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-6128633940
About this home
The Bakery is a CQC-registered residential care home in Swadlincote, run by Home2Home with Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2026). It is one of 14 CQC-registered care homes in and around Swadlincote; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading The Bakery's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Bakery: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 160 of the 221 other care homes in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 73% overall.
Percentage scores by area
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, The Bakery scores 73%.
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 70%
- 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 enablement2 · Some shortfalls
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 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders2 · Some shortfalls
- 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
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 11 August 2026, published 20 October 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2020
- Jan 2022
- Oct 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 27 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 29 January 2020
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 February 2024 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 "Home2Home With Care, The Bakery"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Linton
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE11 (12)
Larger map · How to get there · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Around the building
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Gresleydale Health Care Centre, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Wilsons Dispensing Chemist, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Shop A&B Stores, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Park 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café Cafe at Toons, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Christ Church, 940 m (12 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.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The local picture
There are 17 other care homes within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Lorrianes Care Home, 1.0 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
Its rating is more recent than any of the 25 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Linton ward, classed by ONS as urban (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 GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (8 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate The Bakery at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Derbyshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
The registered provider
The Bakery is run by Home2home With Care Ltd (company 11533939), incorporated in 2018.
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 nursing care and care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Home2Home with Care Ltd runs 5 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Derbyshire.
How long it has been running
Registered in January 2019, it has 7 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2020–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 27 January 2022.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Inspection findings in brief
- Some people using the service had profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), with associated communication, sensory, physical and health support needs.
- Not everyone using the service lived at The Bakery on a permanent basis.
- The Bakery also provided a domiciliary care service supporting people in their own homes.
- Some people using the service were unable or chose not to share their experiences verbally.
Inspected 20 January 2022; report published 27 January 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score178 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Effective75% score190 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Caring70% score195 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Responsive75% score192 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Well-led71% score161 of 222 in Derbyshire
Source: CQC, published 20 October 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
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The Bakery in local context
- Rated Good. Across Derbyshire, 81% of the 221 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2026) is more recent than 100% of care home ratings in Derbyshire.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 35% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Derbyshire lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Derbyshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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What families ask about The Bakery
- What kind of care can The Bakery offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes, homecare agencies, community services - learning disabilities. Ask The Bakery how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is The Bakery registered with CQC?
- The Bakery is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-6128633940) and was rated Good overall in October 2026.
- Where is The Bakery based?
- It is at 18 Chapel Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HZ.
- When was The Bakery last inspected?
- 20 October 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is The Bakery registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- Which provider runs The Bakery?
- Home2Home with Care Ltd is the registered provider for The Bakery.
- How big is The Bakery?
- The Bakery can take up to 6 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is The Bakery rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Bakery: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are The Bakery's fees?
- The Bakery's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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