Nursing Homes in Matlock
Matlock has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Matlock at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Matlock, to help you judge the options below.
- Derbyshire County Council pays, residential care: £974 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
- Care home beds filled across Derbyshire: 80%. The 12 month average is 80%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 55. Derbyshire average is 73.
- People aged 75 and over: 11,300. Rising to 13,000 by 2035, up 15%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
- Who pays, across Derbyshire (estimate): 41% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,900. Rising to 4,400 by 2035, up 52%
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What nursing care in Matlock involves, and what to look for
What marks out a nursing home is having registered nurses on duty, so clinical needs are met where the person lives rather than through visits from elsewhere. That makes it the appropriate setting for someone whose medication has become complex, who needs wound or pressure care, or whose condition is advancing beyond what personal care alone can address. All four providers listed here are registered as nursing homes.
Reading the evidence that exists
Dent House Nursing Home, Presentation Sisters Care Centre, and Valley Lodge each hold a Good rating. Darcy House Care Home is yet to be rated, which is usual for a service registered fairly recently and not a warning in itself. Where a report exists, the findings on safety and on how well the service is led repay close reading, since they cover staffing levels, medication handling, and how a home responds when a resident deteriorates. Where none exists, ask who leads the nursing team and how staff were recruited.
Questions worth putting to each home
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and how the home covers sickness and annual leave rather than merely whether nurses are employed. Ask how medicines are checked and recorded, how pressure care, continence, and pain relief are managed, and how quickly a doctor is called when someone becomes unwell. Ask what would happen if needs increased beyond what the home can meet. Then look at the residents and judge whether they appear comfortable and well attended.
Getting an assessment and arranging funding
Requesting a care needs assessment
A care needs assessment is free and open to any adult who appears to need care and support, and a relative can request one with that person's agreement. Derbyshire County Council carries out the assessment and arranges funded support for those found eligible. One of its purposes is to establish whether nursing care is genuinely required, so it is worth asking for while the question remains open. Where the person is in hospital, the discharge team usually begins the process.
How nursing fees work
Where support is agreed, a financial assessment of income and capital sets the authority's share and the person's own contribution. Separately, anyone assessed as needing care from a registered nurse in a nursing home is entitled to NHS funded nursing care, a payment made to the home towards the nursing element however the rest is met. Where the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the whole cost. Ask each home for its weekly fee in writing.
5 nursing homes in Matlock
- Darcy House Care Home · Matlock, Derbyshire
- Dent House Nursing Home · Matlock, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Presentation Sisters Care Centre · Matlock, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing · Matlock, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Presentation Sisters Care Centre · Matlock, Derbyshire · CQC Good
What care costs in Derbyshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. | £974 | £1,233 to £1,449 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £1,118 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350. | Not published separately | £1,278 to £1,475 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Dent House Nursing Home, 28 September 2026, Good
- Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing, 25 August 2023, Good
- Presentation Sisters Care Centre, 13 May 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Presentation Sisters Care Centre, 13 May 2020, Good
- Presentation Sisters Care Centre, 13 May 2020, Good
- Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing, 25 August 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Matlock
How many nursing homes are there in Matlock?
Matlock has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Matlock?
Derbyshire County Council pays an average of £974 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Matlock were inspected most recently?
Dent House Nursing Home (28 September 2026), Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing (25 August 2023) and Presentation Sisters Care Centre (13 May 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.