Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home
Nursing home in Derby
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home is a 37-bed care home in Derby, Derbyshire, providing nursing and residential care. The home supports older people, younger adults with physical disabilities, those living with dementia, and people with mental health, learning or sensory support needs.
The Care Quality Commission rated Elderflower House as Requires Improvement in its 2022 report. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, and Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led practice.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 17 June 2022 · Last inspected 11 May 2022
Inspectors found that care was generally kind, respectful and person centred, with staff who knew people well and supported their choices, hobbies and relationships. Medicines were handled safely by trained, assessed staff, and the service was clean with personal protective equipment readily available. Some upstairs bathrooms needed planned refurbishment, and the new quality monitoring systems were still being put in place.
- Staff were described as kind, caring and reassuring, and respected people's privacy and dignity
- People were supported to make choices and to pursue their interests and maintain important relationships
- Medicines were managed safely by trained staff who had been assessed as competent
- There were enough staff with the right skills and experience, and the service was clean with protective equipment available
- Risks to people were not always assessed and managed, and environmental risks needed closer monitoring
- Some upstairs bathrooms required planned work that had not yet been completed
- New quality monitoring and governance systems were still being implemented
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.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Ambulance station about 650 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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
482 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Derby council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £773 |
| 2025 | £809 |
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Local health safety net
Elderflower House Nursing and Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is DERWENT MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Derby
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
The Hadhari Project
In accordance with the Constitution, the principal activity of the charity is to promote the welfare, education, social and recreational needs of inhabitants within the City of Derby who are…
The Hardy Group
The charity provides a range of social and information activities for people with dementia and their carers. Regular social meetings and information is provided by guest speakers, our website and…
Borrowbrook Home Link
Helping older people in the parish of Borrowash and Ockbrook, Derbyshire, to live independent lives thereby increasing their confidence and self-esteem and reducing isolation and social exclusion…
Derby 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…
Erewash Community Transport Limited
Accessible Transport to people who are unable to use conventional transport due age, disability or social exclusion.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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