Care home
The Old Vicarage Care Home
Care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Adept Care Homes
The Old Vicarage Care Home
Care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Operated by Adept Care Homes
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 Old Vicarage Care Home is a 44-bed residential care facility operated by Adept Care Homes in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The home is registered to provide care and support for older people requiring accommodation alongside personal care.
The Care Quality Commission inspected the home in 2023 and rated it as Requires Improvement overall. The home was rated Good for Safety, Caring and Responsiveness, though Effective and Well-led care were both rated as Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 9 June 2023 · Last inspected 21 March 2023
Inspectors rated The Old Vicarage Care Home, which supports up to 44 adults in one adapted building, as requires improvement, down from good at its previous inspection. Staff were described as kind and caring, knowing people well and having good relationships with them and their families. Everyday care, medicines, infection control, safeguarding and health and nutrition were generally found to be managed safely and effectively.
- Staff are kind, caring and know people well, communicating effectively with them and building good relationships with people and their families
- Medicines are managed safely so people receive them when they should
- People are protected from harm and abuse, and risks to care, the environment and emergencies are well understood by staff
- Health, nutrition and end of life care are well supported, with staff trained to provide them
- The provider's oversight has not been fully effective, and recent management, staffing and care improvements are not yet embedded or shown to be sustained
- The service has no registered manager and has experienced high manager turnover, which people, relatives and staff find concerning
- Complaints and concerns, including those raised by staff, were not always handled or responded to in a timely way, and supervision and support for staff are still being strengthened
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 May 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 950 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 SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
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
The Old Vicarage Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 5.4 miles away. The local GP practice is ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Adept Care Homes
The Old Vicarage Care Home is one of 8 homes run by Adept Care Homes on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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