Aspen House Limited
- Care home
- 22 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Normanton, Derby, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
17 of 63
rated care homes in Derby are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Aspen House Limited: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in January 2024, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Langdale Heights (Outstanding, 0.2 miles away) and Rykneld View (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – LAM Manor Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- O Langdale Heights Outstanding, 0.2 miles away
- G Rykneld View Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Southover Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
- RI Brookfields Private Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 3 January 2024. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Aspen House is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 22 people. The service provides support to older and younger adults who may also receive care with their mental health. At the time of our inspection there were 22 people using the service, 2 of whom had been temporarily admitted to hospital.
What inspectors found
Safeguarding systems had not always been operated effectively and safeguarding referrals had not always been made when required. Medicines were not always managed safely. Risks were assessed however, not all risk assessments reflected people's current risks. The principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) had not always been applied to people's care decisions. Managers and staff had been trained but had not always put this training into practice. The provider's governance systems to assess, monitor, improve and reduce risks in the service were not always effectively operated. Statutory notifications had not always been submitted and policies had not always been followed.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People were not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and did not support them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service did not support this practice.
There were enough staff to meet people's needs in a timely manner. Recruitment processes were in place but some required checks had not always been completed. Measures were in place to help prevent and control risks from infection. People were supported to have enough food and drink and the provider worked well with other health and social care professionals involved in people's care. The premises had been adapted to meet people's needs. The service aimed to provide person-centred care to people.
For more information, please read the detailed findings section of this report. If you are reading this as a separate summary, the full report can be found on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) website at www.cqc.org.uk
Last rating and update The last rating for this service was good (published 24 December 2018). At this inspection we found the provider was in breach of regulations in relation to the safe care of medicines, safeguarding systems, arrangements for assessing people's capacity for their care decisions and the governance and oversight of the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 3 January 2024. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 3 January 2024. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 3 January 2024. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Sarah Gamble
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)5 inspection reports, latest 3 January 2024. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Aspen House Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04387102 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Derby City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Derby City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01332 640777, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Derby City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Aspen House Limited provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Aspen House Limited as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Aspen House Limited have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 22 beds at Aspen House Limited.
- When was Aspen House Limited last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Aspen House Limited was published on 3 January 2024.
- Who runs Aspen House Limited?
- Aspen House Limited is run by Aspen House Limited.
- What is Aspen House Limited's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 3 January 2024.
Contact
- Phone
- 01332 342541
- Address
- 33 Carlton Road, Littleover, Derby, DE23 6HB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Langdale Heights (Outstanding, 0.2 miles away) and Rykneld View (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – LAM Manor Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- O Langdale Heights Outstanding, 0.2 miles away
- G Rykneld View Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Southover Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
- RI Brookfields Private Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away