Anchor
Heather Vale
Care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Operated by Anchor
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
Heather Vale is a 39-bed care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, operated by Anchor. The home provides residential and nursing care for older adults.
The Care Quality Commission rated Heather Vale as Requires Improvement in 2021. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 15 October 2021 · Last inspected 14 July 2021
Inspectors carried out a focused inspection of this residential and nursing home for 37 older people, looking at safe and well-led. The report found that the provider's auditing and governance were not always effective, and that medicine errors and incomplete care plans and risk assessments had not been fully addressed. Staff were described as kind, compassionate and safely recruited, and people's personal choices and living spaces were respected.
- Infection prevention and control was well managed, with guidance followed, including during the pandemic.
- Staff were recruited safely and there were enough of them to meet people's needs.
- Staff worked well with health and social care professionals to meet people's ongoing health needs.
- Surveys of people's views showed positive outcomes, and concerns raised were investigated with lessons learnt.
- Governance and auditing systems were not always effective, and overarching oversight was not in place to coordinate and maintain improvements.
- Medicine errors had not been consistently identified or addressed.
- Care plans and risk assessments did not always include all required information for people's long-term conditions.
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 April 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
Gallery
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | 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 Derbyshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £910 |
| 2025 | £974 |
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Local health safety net
Heather Vale is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 1.2 miles away. The local GP practice is ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CHESTERFIELD, 1.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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