The Firs Care Home with Nursing
90 Glass House Hill, Ripley, DE5 9QT · Derbyshire · East Midlands
42 beds · operated by Ashmere Derbyshire Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (10 May 2018), and the rating is 8 years old.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement10 May 2018rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 10 May 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 7 of Ashmere Derbyshire Limited's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Who this service supports
The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 10 May 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 May 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 May 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 May 2018 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 May 2018 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Ashmere Derbyshire Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Codnor Park Care Home | Good20 Oct 2025 | Derbyshire |
| Heanor Park Care Home | Good19 Oct 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| Smalley Hall Care Home | Good8 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| The King William Care Home | Good9 Aug 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing | Good25 Aug 2023 | Derbyshire |
| West Hallam Care Home | Good19 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 22 Dec 2016
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- Sector
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- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-3150329618
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.