Green Gables
Residential care home in Alfreton, Derbyshire
Operated by Valorum Care
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About
Green Gables is a 28-bed residential care home near Alfreton in Derbyshire, set in rural surroundings with mature grounds and access to local parks. The home provides care for adults with physical disabilities and long-term neurological conditions, including movement disorders, epilepsy, hearing impairment, and conditions affecting the brain and nervous system. It accepts both permanent residents and those seeking respite care.
The home is registered to provide residential care and support for dementia, and works with younger and older adults, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs and learning disabilities. Green Gables was rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, with the Effective, Caring and Responsive questions rated Good, whilst Safe and Well-led were rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 20 May 2022 · Last inspected 12 April 2022
Inspectors found that people using this adapted care home across two floors were supported to make choices and keep control over their lives, with staff applying the least restrictive approach. Care plans were detailed, regularly reviewed and reflected changing needs, and staff were described as knowing people well. The report notes that some medicines were not always managed safely and that infection prevention and control actions from an external audit had not all been completed on time, with auditing systems not identifying these issues.
- People were supported to make choices and were empowered to make decisions about their care, with staff using the least restrictive approach.
- Care plans were personalised, reviewed regularly, and updated to reflect people's changing needs, with people involved in the process.
- Staff demonstrated good knowledge of the people they supported.
- Leaders were responsive to feedback and information was adapted into easy read formats for people.
- Some medicines were not always managed safely, including topical creams not being risk assessed for storage in bedrooms and 'as required' medicine protocols lacking sufficient detail.
- Not all actions from an external infection prevention and control audit were completed in a timely manner.
- Auditing systems for medicines and infection prevention and control did not identify the issues found during the inspection and need improving.
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Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected March 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 900 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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
17 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 | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £910 |
| 2025 | £974 |
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Local health safety net
Green Gables is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 7.6 miles away. The local GP practice is PARKSIDE SURGERY, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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