Care home · Alfreton
The Meadows Care Home
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- 76 Mansfield Road, Alfreton, DE55 7JL
- Run by
- Milford Care Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 70 (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
- September 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Rachel Squire
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1995 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03025424)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. 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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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-18338624472
The service in brief
The Meadows Care Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Alfreton, run by Milford 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 (January 2019). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Alfreton; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading The Meadows Care Home's CQC ratings
The Meadows Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 158 of the 219 other care homes in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from September 2024, so the service has been operating for around 2 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
This rating belongs to the former operator. The current provider has not had its own inspection here yet.
How its rating has changed
- May 2017
- Jan 2019
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 30 October 2025 by Amber Valley. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Meadows Residential Care Home - Lavender Court"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Alfreton
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Amber Valley
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE55 (18)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Alfreton, 820 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery Limes Medical Centre, 440 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Peak Pharmacy, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park 480 m (6 min walk)
- Café The Smashed Moo, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Wesley Methodist Church, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Library 440 m (6 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate The Meadows Care 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.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Derbyshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Hill House, under 0.5 miles away.
21 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Alfreton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (5 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (1 min), a park (6 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- 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
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Derbyshire share it.
The registered provider
The Meadows Care Home is run by Milford Care Limited (company 03025424), incorporated in 1995, 29 years 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 nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
Milford Care Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Derbyshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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How The Meadows Care Home compares
- Rated Good. Across Derbyshire, 81% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Derbyshire.
- With 70 beds it is larger than 96% of care homes in Derbyshire, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 13% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Derbyshire lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Derbyshire (Oct 2026).
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Questions about The Meadows Care Home
- Can The Meadows Care 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.
- When was The Meadows Care Home last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 9 January 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What is The Meadows Care Home's address?
- It is at 76 Mansfield Road, Alfreton, DE55 7JL.
- Is The Meadows Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. The Meadows Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-18338624472) and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- What services is The Meadows Care Home registered for?
- The Meadows Care Home is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How much does care from The Meadows Care Home cost?
- The Meadows 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). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is The Meadows Care Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How many residents can The Meadows Care Home take?
- The Meadows Care Home is registered for up to 70 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs The Meadows Care Home?
- The Meadows Care Home is run by Milford Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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