The Gables Private Residential Home
Residential care 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
The Gables Private Residential Home is a residential care home in Oakwood, Derby, with 28 registered beds. It is intended for older people who find daily life at home increasingly difficult to manage. The home aims to reduce isolation through a range of activities and the chance to make new friends. Prospective families can visit, look round the premises, speak with residents and staff, or join the home for a day.
The home is about five minutes' drive from the A52, which links Derby and Nottingham, and around nine minutes from junction 25 of the M1. Derby Train Station is about four miles away, a ten-minute taxi ride, and Derby city centre is three miles away, an eight-minute drive. The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in its 2023 report, with Good ratings for the safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led key questions.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 22 June 2023 · Last inspected 17 May 2023
Inspectors rated The Gables, a home for people aged 65 and over with room for 28 (24 in use at the visit), as good. The report describes safe everyday support, with risk assessments followed, records kept up to date, and medicines given as prescribed. Staff are described as trained, safely recruited and checked in their practice, and people's diets and health needs are monitored, with referrals made when needed.
- Areas raised at the previous inspection had been addressed, and inspectors saw improvements in how the home is governed and overseen.
- Risks to people were managed through assessments that were followed, and staff knew what to do in an emergency, giving them clear guidance.
- The home was described as clean to a good standard and free from environmental risks, and staff were trained, safely recruited and monitored by managers.
- People were given choice and control over their lives, and feedback from people, relatives and staff was encouraged alongside regular quality audits.
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Care provided
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected March 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
482 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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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 Derby council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £773 |
| 2025 | £809 |
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Local health safety net
The Gables Private Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 4.1 miles away. The local GP practice is THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.7 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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