Care home

Ada Belfield Centre

Care home in Belper, Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Council

Ada Belfield Centre

Care home in Belper, Derbyshire

Operated by Derbyshire County Council

CQC Good40 beds
NeighbourhoodWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressDerwent Street, Belper, DE56 1UQ
Beds40

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About

Ada Belfield Centre is a 40-bed care home in Belper, Derbyshire, run by Derbyshire County Council. It is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with the most recent inspection report published in 2022. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led care, and Requires Improvement for Safe.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 6 January 2022 · Last inspected 8 December 2021

Inspectors found that people feel safe, receive kind and caring support from staff who know them well, and have a range of activities and chances to keep in touch with friends and family. The report describes a positive culture, sufficient safely recruited staff, and a governance system that monitors quality. Medicines recording and learning from incidents were not always carried out consistently.

Strengths noted
  • People feel safe, and systems are in place to protect them from abuse
  • Staff are kind and caring, respect privacy and dignity, and know people well
  • A range of activities is available and people are supported to keep in touch with friends and relatives
  • The provider and registered manager have embedded a positive, person-centred culture and people feel listened to
Areas to improve
  • Medicines were not always safely recorded
  • Lessons were not always learned when things had gone wrong

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
A&E: Royal Derby Hospital7.9 miles
Pub or bar200 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 700 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

108 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime44%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Criminal damage & arson11%
Shoplifting6%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Derbyshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£910
2025£974

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Local health safety net

Ada Belfield Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 7.8 miles away. The local GP practice is RIVERSDALE SURGERY, 0.1 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Derby Hospital · 7.8 mi
Nearest GP
RIVERSDALE SURGERY · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Belper

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Amber Valley Stroke Group

to hold meetings fortnightly with entertainment and occasional outings to local venues to promote a convivial and friendlyatmosphere for local stroke victims

0.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1093663)
Charity

Belper Community Cottage

Provide a weekly Lunch Club for the elderly.Run a fortnightly Contact Centre for estranged families in accordance with NACC.Provide meeting rooms for various local support groups e.g. Stop…

0.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1054884)
Charity

Stepping Stones (Amber Valley)

Stepping Stones (AMBER VALLEY) is a Day Care & Community Centre situated in Heanor, Derbyshire. The Day Care Centre caters for the over 50 + age group; (i.e. Older Adult /Elderly, social, physical…

4.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1086086)
Charity

Age UK Derby & Derbyshire

Provides services.Provides daycare, befriending, advocacy, advice, information services for older people in Derby and Derbyshire.

5.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1068550)
Charity

Ilkeston U3a

The advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work by all means, including associated activities conducive to learning and…

6.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1184754)
Charity

Age Concern Eastwood

Day centre open from 10.00am until 2.00pm four days a week. Provision of freshly cooked meal and stimulating activities, for example speakers on a wide variety of subjects, or an entertainer. We…

7.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (518442)

Part of Derbyshire County Council

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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