Care homes for young adults in Derbyshire Dales

Ashbourne Lodge provides residential and nursing care for older people, including those living with dementia, physical disabilities or sensory impairment. The home also supports younger adults and offers a broad care pathway through its wider service, including respite, palliative and day care.

Residents receive care based on individual needs and informed choice, with activities, social events and dining forming part of everyday life.

The Old Vicarage provides 24-hour care in a Grade II listed building in Bakewell, supporting people whose needs include dementia, physical disabilities and sensory impairment. Residents have access to activities, home-cooked meals and specialist equipment for different care requirements.

Amenities include nurse-call systems, a hair salon and visiting chiropodists and physiotherapists.

Dove House provides specialist residential support for four adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders who may display behaviours that challenge. The home is near Ashbourne and forms part of Voyage Care’s wider network of residential and supported living services.

The service is designed around person-centred support for a small household, with the provider’s wider pathways covering community, home and registered care-home…

Older people over 60 with physical or cognitive impairments can receive residential support at Ivonbrook Care Home, including people with more advanced dementia needs. The purpose-built home stands in its own grounds near Darley Bridge and includes a dedicated dementia care centre.

Residents have access to mentally stimulating activities and an enclosed outdoor environment, alongside sensory facilities, a spa bathroom and wet room.

Long Meadow provides residential support in Matlock for people who need help or companionship, including residents living with dementia. The home’s care teams support daily routines, personal care and changing needs while respecting privacy, dignity and personal choice.

Its dementia service uses person-centred care plans, and trained teams work to preserve independence.

Up to seven adults with learning disabilities and autism receive specialist residential support at Rhodelands in Doveridge. The home also supports people with behaviours that challenge, with the service designed around individual needs and structured care.

Staff use different communication methods according to each person’s preferences. The team is trained to support autistic people through behavioural management plans and service-specific…

Valley Lodge Care Home with Nursing provides 24-hour residential, nursing and dementia care for older people in Matlock. It also supports complex continuing health care and end of life care, with both short-term and long-term arrangements available through the Ashmere group.

The home sits within a family-run care organisation serving communities across Derbyshire.

Underhall Respite and Resource Centre provides short respite stays and permanent residential placements for people needing regular help with everyday life. The small home in Two Dales, near Matlock, plans support around routines, communication and personal preferences.

Daily life may include activities, garden time, social opportunities or quieter periods, depending on what each person chooses.

Darcy House Care Home supports older adults in Matlock who need residential or nursing care, including help with personal care, mobility and daily tasks. Dementia, respite and palliative care are also available, with nursing support for people requiring round-the-clock personal and medical care.

The purpose-built home has 78 en-suite bedrooms and facilities including a music and sensory room, café, cinema and landscaped gardens.