Butterley House
- Care home
- 37 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2019
- Ripley, Derbyshire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
1 month
since the latest rating was published.
41 of 219
rated care homes in Derbyshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Butterley House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in September 2026, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Woodlands Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and The King William Care Home (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Woodlands Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G The King William Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Codnor Park Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Glasshouse Hill Good, 1.1 miles away
- G The Firs Care Home with Nursing Good, 1.1 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 10 September 2026 (assessment visit 9 July 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: Wednesday 15th July 2026 – Thursday 23rd July. Butterley House is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 34 people, aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 37 people. The accommodation is provided over two floors. The upper floor has bedrooms, toilet and bathing facilities. The downstairs also has bedrooms and toilet and bathing facilities with the addition of communal spaces, a conservatory, a lounge and a dining space.
- Safe No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We previously inspected Butterley House in November 2025, where the provider was rated requires improvement for the key questions of safe and well led, and found to be in breach of the legal regulation relating to safe care and treatment. The provider sent us an action plan following this and addressed the concerns we identified. . Whilst we found improvements with regards to safe care and treatment, Governance continued to be a concern.
The provider did not have effective governance systems in place to ensure the quality and continuity of care, and there was a lack of learning and analysis from accidents and incidents. The provider did not always keep accurate records, with fluid charts containing inaccurate information about people’s level of fluid intake. We were not assured the provider had effective systems of governance in place to keep people safe. The concerns relating to a lack of effective governance were identified during our previous inspection in November 2025 and the provider had not made improvements in this area. As a result of these concerns, the provider was found to be in breach of the legal regulation relating to governance.
In instances where CQC has begun a process of regulatory action, we may publish this information on our website after any representations and/or appeals have been concluded, if the action has been taken forward.
We found there had been improvements in the quality of care plans and risk assessments. Care plans were now detailed and reflected people’s care needs and risks. The provider ensured there were enough trained staff on shift to keep people safe. Staff were approachable, caring and had a good rapport with people. The care home was clean and tidy. Fresh meals were prepared and catered for people’s dietary requirements.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance at the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 10 September 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 10 September 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Joanna Bailey
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 30 January 2021. Latest assessment published 10 September 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- First For Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05439782 (opens Companies House)
First For Care Limited runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by First For Care Limited
- G Esplanade House Good. Care home, Isle of Wight, South East
- RI The Old Rectory Care Home Requires improvement. Care home, Warwickshire, West Midlands
Getting help from Derbyshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Derbyshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01629 533190, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Derbyshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Butterley House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Butterley House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Butterley House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 37 beds at Butterley House.
- When was Butterley House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Butterley House was published on 10 September 2026.
- Who runs Butterley House?
- Butterley House is run by First For Care Limited. It runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is Butterley House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 10 September 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01773 745636
- Address
- Coach Road, Butterley, Ripley, DE5 3QU Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Woodlands Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and The King William Care Home (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Woodlands Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G The King William Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Codnor Park Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Glasshouse Hill Good, 1.1 miles away
- G The Firs Care Home with Nursing Good, 1.1 miles away