Valley Lodge Nursing Home

Address: Bakewell Road, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, DE4 3BN

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Telephone: 01629583447

Information on quality ratings
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Final rating awarded on 19/06/2008 :   Good

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Brief description

Valley Lodge Nursing Home is registered to provide accommodation, nursing and personal care and support for up to thirty-three older people. The home is located in Darley Dale, on the A6 (main bus route) and approximately half a mile to north west of the market town of Matlock. Accommodation is provided over two floors with a large lounge, communal dining room and a smaller 'quieter' lounge to the ground floor.

There is a range of environmental aids and adaptations to assist those who may have mobility problems, including corridor hand rails, grab rails in toilets, hoists and moving and handling equipment and a shaft lift and emergency call system throughout. Many rooms have en suite facilities provided and people are encouraged to bring in their own personal possessions and to personalise their own rooms. Access to the rear garden is currently off limits due to due to major buildings extension works in progress.

There are raised flowerbeds and car parking spaces to the front of the home. Hotel services are centralised and the acting manager is supported from a team of care and hotel services staff and also external management arrangements. The range of fees charged per week is: £375.00 - £621.00. There are no additional charges.

Fees charged are determined in accordance with individual's assessed needs and room type.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

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Service details

Type of establishment: Care Home

Type of service(s): Care home with nursing

Total capacity: 64 places

Type(s) of care (with number of places): dementia (24 places)
old age, not falling within any other category
physical disability (4 places)

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 1/10/1997

Provider(s): Ashmere Care Group,Mrs S Poxton,Mr G Poxton,Mrs A Poxton,Dr M Poxton,Mr D Poxton

Other Details

Care Quality Commission helpline: 03000 616161

enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Council: Derbyshire