Care home · High Peak
The Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of The Lodge- Address
- Hayfield Road, Chapel en le Frith, High Peak, SK23 0QH
- Run by
- Chapel Lodge Care Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 36 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2012 (14 years)
- Part of
- Deer Capital
- Registered manager
- Claire Patricia Dixon
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07261064)
- Last CQC check
- 31 Aug 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-418127365
About this home
The Lodge is a CQC-registered nursing home in High Peak, run by Chapel Lodge 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 (August 2022). Effective, Caring and Responsive were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chapel-en-le-Frith; 1 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
Registered in May 2012, it has 14 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 31 August 2022.
Reading The Lodge's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Effective, Caring and Responsive are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Derbyshire, 24 of 222 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (11%), while 13 of 222 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (6%), while 20 of 222 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (9%).
If you are considering it, read the Effective, Caring and Responsive section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Lodge 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Derbyshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Risks to people were assessed, and measures were taken to mitigate risks to ensure people received care and support in a consistent and safe way.
- Staffing rotas evidenced there were enough staff deployed to provide people with the care and support they required; the provider had reviewed and increased staffing levels following our previous inspection.
- Medicines were safely managed and administered by trained nurses and senior care staff, staff received regular observations of their practice.
- Staff were recruited safely, and people were protected from the risk of abuse.
Inspected 3 August 2022; report published 31 August 2022; supporting 36 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe178 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Effective24 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Caring13 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Responsive20 of 222 in Derbyshire
- Well-led161 of 222 in Derbyshire
As rated by CQC, published 31 August 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
How it fits locally
There are 2 other care homes within 3 miles, 0 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Welby Croft Residential Home, 0.9 miles away.
8 of the 17 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chapel West ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2016
- Jan 2018
- Feb 2022
- Aug 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 31 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 1 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 26 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 29 November 2016
- Inspection report 24 December 2013
- Inspection report 14 December 2012
Location and local area
- Ward
- Chapel West
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- NHS planning area
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
The Lodge is run by Chapel Lodge Care Limited (company 07261064), incorporated in 2010, 1 year 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.
It trades under the Deer Capital brand, which covers 55 services run by 49 registered providers.
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Quick answers about The Lodge
- How many residents can The Lodge take?
- CQC registers The Lodge for 36 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs The Lodge?
- CQC lists Chapel Lodge Care Limited as the provider responsible for The Lodge.
- How much does The Lodge charge?
- We don't have published prices from The Lodge yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did The Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What services is The Lodge registered for?
- Registration for The Lodge covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is The Lodge based?
- It is at Hayfield Road, Chapel en le Frith, High Peak, SK23 0QH.
- Is The Lodge registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-418127365 and was rated Good overall in August 2022.
- Is The Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is The Lodge's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 31 August 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
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