Home care in Derbyshire

CQC ratings across Derbyshire

Rating changes over 12 months in Derbyshire: 3 up, 1 down and 7 first-time ratings, out of 25 new ratings published. Bosworth Homecare Services in Swadlincote has the newest rating: Good, from 22 October 2026. Rating changes in Derbyshire.

In the last two years CQC has published ratings for 129 of them, 28% of the rated total (England: 24%). For 241, the latest rating is over four years old: 53% here, 54% in England.

Across the 458 rated home care agencies, CQC gives 24 Outstanding, 393 Good, 37 Requires improvement and 4 Inadequate. That makes 5% Outstanding, against 5% in England, and 9% below Good, against 12%.

Size, specialisms and cost in Derbyshire

By town, the largest numbers of home care agencies in Derbyshire are in Borrowash (125), Dronfield (65), Eckington (64), Duffield (60) and Ilkeston (49). Share rated Good or better: highest in Chesterfield at 78% (37 listed), lowest in Ilkeston at 35%.

Some providers run more than one agency in Derbyshire: Derbyshire County Council (10), Midshires Care Limited (8) and Royal Mencap Society (6).

562 of the 727 agencies (77%) list dementia among their specialisms, compared with 79% of home care agencies across England.

Specialisms named by home care agencies in Derbyshire, with the number naming each: caring for adults under 65 years (667), caring for adults over 65 years (656), physical disabilities (598) and dementia (562).

The longest-registered of them is Agrade Community Care Services Limited, on the CQC register since 2010. 43 registered in the last 12 months and 41 of those have no rating yet.

Typical 2026 prices across England: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour and live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week.

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Home care agencies by postcode district in Derbyshire

• S41 Chesterfield 25
• NG10 Nottingham 11
• DE7 Ilkeston 10
• S43 Chesterfield 10
• SK17 Buxton 9
• DE11 Swadlincote 8
• DE55 Alfreton 8
• DE4 Matlock 7
• S45 Chesterfield 5