Care Homes: Derbyshire

(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the provision of care homes in Derbyshire, and (2) proposals by Derbyshire County Council to close care homes in the county.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 26th January 2022

The commissioning of care and support services is a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of their local populations. There are currently 271 active locations registered as care homes in the county of Derbyshire. Of these, nine are rated outstanding, 200 are rated as good, 52 are rated as requires improvement and seven are rated as inadequate. Three services do not currently have a rating.

No assessment has been made of the proposals by Derbyshire County Council.

Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a temporary duty to ensure people’s needs for care and support continue to be met if a provider fails or exits the market due to business failure. This ensures that people continue to receive the care and support they need if their adult social care provider is no longer able to carry on delivering services.

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