Broom Cottage
159 Birkinstyle Lane, Alfreton, DE55 6LD · Derbyshire · East Midlands
5 beds · operated by National Care Consortium Ltd
CQC marks this as an inherited rating — carried over from the location's previous registration (for example after a change of ownership), not from an inspection of the current registration.
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old, and 3 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 2 Mar 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 6 of National Care Consortium Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 5 other locations
Other active services registered to National Care Consortium Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Alderlea Care Home | Good11 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | North East Lincolnshire |
| Gables Manor | Requires improvement12 Jul 2023 | Lincolnshire |
| Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home | Requires improvement19 Jan 2024 | Sheffield |
| Sandhall Park | Good27 Jun 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| The Rowans Care Home | Requires improvement11 Aug 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 1 Apr 2026
- Beds
- 5
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-25151515378
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.