Care home · Derby
The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home
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- 77 Nottingham Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7NG
- Run by
- Sanctuary Care Limited (83 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 43 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Sanctuary Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Joyce Sheila Clay
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04231521)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-9049116732
The service in brief
The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Derby, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2022). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Borrowash; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 42 of the 63 other care homes in Derby that CQC has rated.
What inspectors found
- People were protected from the spread of infection, the service was clean and staff wore personal protective equipment which they changed regularly.
- Risk assessments were regularly reviewed with people's changing needs and care plans had relevant and up to date information.
- Staffing levels were calculated using a dependency assessment.
- This calculated staffing hours required, and the manager ensured they were staffed to people's needs.
Inspected 9 March 2022; report published 29 March 2022; supporting 43 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The registered provider
The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home is run by Sanctuary Care Limited (company 04231521), incorporated in 2001, 19 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 6 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Sanctuary Care Limited runs 83 CQC-registered services across 40 council areas; 78 of the 82 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Derby.
It trades under the Sanctuary Care Limited brand, which covers 113 services run by 3 registered providers.
Likely fees
We estimate The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home at £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
Derby Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Around Derby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Willowcroft, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Spondon ward, classed by ONS as urban (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.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings over time
- Jan 2015
- Sep 2015
- Nov 2017
- Mar 2021
- Mar 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.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 29 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 6 March 2021
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 December 2024 by Derby City. 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 "The Laurels"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Spondon
- Council
- Derby City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- 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% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE21 (11)
Larger map · Directions · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Spondon, 390 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Derwent Valley Medical Practice, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Housley Pharmacy, 760 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Pop-in Daily, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Park Willowcroft Park, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Café Cobalicious, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Brethren's Meeting Room, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Library Spondon Library, 710 m (9 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home over the years
Registered in July 2020, it has 6 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
4 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 29 March 2022.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe41 of 64 in Derby
- Effective51 of 64 in Derby
- Caring58 of 64 in Derby
- Responsive59 of 64 in Derby
- Well-led43 of 64 in Derby
CQC key question ratings, published 29 March 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derby share it.
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The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home: common questions
- Is The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-9049116732 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in March 2022.
- Where is The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home?
- It is at 77 Nottingham Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7NG.
- What type of care does The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home provide?
- CQC lists The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How recent is The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 29 March 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Who runs The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home?
- The registered provider is Sanctuary Care Limited, according to CQC.
- How many beds does The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home have?
- The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home can take up to 43 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home charge?
- The Laurels Residential and Nursing Home hasn't shared a price list 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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