Ashbourne · DE6 5JR
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Dove House is listed as a residential care home. The published inspection rating is Good (Feb 2024). Mostly positive public feedback assessment.
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Provider network: 245 homes; 87% rated Good or better (14 Outstanding, 200 Good, 26 Requires Improvement).
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The published overall inspection rating is Good. Review the dates and any findings below; a data review is not a new inspection.
Listed support includes learning disability support, palliative or end-of-life support, wheelchair access. Confirm the support and environment needed for the individual person.
What type of care is provided
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Available information about staffing arrangements. Family descriptions of staff appear in the family experiences section; they are not verified staffing levels.
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Indicative weekly fees
£1,100–£1,350/week
≈ £4,783 - £5,870 per month (estimate)
Monthly estimate uses an average of 4.348 weeks per month.
You may pay less if council or NHS-funded care applies.
Ask the home for its current respite price and whether it is quoted per day or per week.
You pay the full fee directly if assessable capital exceeds £23,250. Between £14,250 and £23,250, tariff income applies.
Your council contributes based on a financial assessment. You may still pay a contribution.
The NHS pays the full cost if your primary need is health-related. Requires a formal assessment.
Funding options depend on individual eligibility and the arrangements the home accepts. Our Care Home Funding Report gives a screening indication for NHS-funded care, council support and Deferred Payment Agreements.
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Background context
Provider and registration context for Dove House, useful once you have already reviewed the main decision sections above.
the service. Dove House is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 4 people. The service provides support to people with ...
Contact & location
Travel time, nearby GP services, and neighbourhood safety — so the whole family can visit comfortably.
Derby Road, Doveridge, Ashbourne, DE6 5JR
Open mapDistances and local context help you plan visits. They do not establish how suitable the setting is for an individual resident. Deprivation deciles describe the area: 1 is most deprived and 10 least deprived; they do not assess the home or its care.
Nearest green space
147m away
Daily Life
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Food standards and dining arrangements based on hygiene records and published information.
Evidence scope for this section
The current public evidence does not support a reliable dining and nutrition profile for this home. Confirm the arrangements that matter directly and use the published food hygiene evidence where available.
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Next Steps
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What actions followed the inspection report, and can you show examples?
What are staffing levels on day and night shifts?
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How are families updated when needs change?
How often is the care plan reviewed, and who is involved?
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The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection report was published on 10 February 2024.
The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection report was published on 10 February 2024. Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.3 out of 5. No current enforcement actions are recorded. Provider records: At the latest filed period, current liabilities exceeded current assets by £24,367,000. The current ratio was 0.61. The safest next step is to compare these signals with your visit questions and care needs.
Indicative weekly fees at Dove House: £1,100–£1,350/week. Confirm your assessed quote, including care and extras, with the home.
Dove House accepts self-funding, local authority funded, and NHS Continuing Healthcare residents. For NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility, refer to NHS guidelines.
Dove House is registered as a residential care home. Personal care is the listed service. Ask how visiting clinicians and overnight clinical needs are supported.
Dove House has 4 registered beds. Personal care is the listed service.
Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.3 out of 5.
Dove House's public feedback assessment is useful, but it should not be the only reason to choose the home. Treat it as one evidence layer, then compare it with the inspection rating, safety and well-led domains, weekly fees, funding fit, and provider-record questions. Reviews are strongest when they confirm the same strengths or concerns that appear in inspection evidence and your visit questions.
The published inspection Safety rating for Dove House is "Good". No enforcement actions are currently recorded.
Dove House is operated by VOYAGE 1 LIMITED (Company registration number: 02215899). Ownership type: independent.
There are no current enforcement actions recorded against Dove House in the inspection history.
Dove House's provider public-record check is: 2 points worth clarifying. This public-record detail may be useful to discuss with the provider before you decide. The company accounts record is dated 31 March 2025. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment or prediction about the home.
Ask Dove House how care is kept consistent when staffing or residents' needs change, how families are informed about management changes, and what the contract says about notice periods and deposits. Discuss these points with the manager during your visit and ask for key commitments in writing.
Before choosing Dove House, compare published inspection overall, Safe, and Well-Led ratings with their inspection history, family review volume and repeated themes, published weekly fees and what is included, funding routes accepted by the home, and the operator’s public company records. Compare these points with other care homes in Ashbourne to find the best fit for your relative’s care needs, budget and visiting arrangements.
The inspection history for Dove House looks stable rather than clearly improving or declining. The inspection report was published on 10 February 2024.
When visiting Dove House, start by asking the team to ask to see the latest inspection report and what has changed since it, ask how staffing levels work on day and night shifts, and ask how families are updated when needs change. These questions help you test whether the public picture on this page still matches day-to-day reality inside the home.
Our visit checklist for Dove House starts with the basics families often miss: the latest inspection report, staffing levels across day and night shifts, how the team updates relatives when needs change, and how care plans are reviewed in practice. On RightCareHome, the page-level checklist is then extended with personalised follow-up questions based on the home’s inspection, review, provider-record and practical signals.
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Indicative weekly fees
£1,100–£1,350/week
≈ £4,783 - £5,870 per month (estimate)
Monthly estimate uses an average of 4.348 weeks per month.
You may pay less if council or NHS-funded care applies.
Ask the home for its current respite price and whether it is quoted per day or per week.
You pay the full fee directly if assessable capital exceeds £23,250. Between £14,250 and £23,250, tariff income applies.
Your council contributes based on a financial assessment. You may still pay a contribution.
The NHS pays the full cost if your primary need is health-related. Requires a formal assessment.
Funding options depend on individual eligibility and the arrangements the home accepts. Our Care Home Funding Report gives a screening indication for NHS-funded care, council support and Deferred Payment Agreements.
Check Funding Routes — £69Takes under 10 minutes · One-off payment · No subscription
Compare costs across all homes in Ashbourne.
Explore family feedback and prepare questions about communication, daily routines and staffing for your visit.
RightCareHome analysis of family feedback
Family feedback highlights positive experiences.
Questions for your visit
Ask how the team keeps families informed, responds to feedback and supports residents through changes in their care.
The rating and family experiences can highlight different aspects of a home. Read both in context:
Useful before a visit
Ask the provider about the findings below and what they mean for this home before you decide.
Worth asking
At the latest filed period, current liabilities exceeded current assets by £24,367,000. The current ratio was 0.61.
This is a filed snapshot, not live cash-flow data, and does not by itself show insolvency or a problem at this care home.
Ask: What working-capital and continuity arrangements support the home if short-term costs rise?
Record dated Mar 2025
Worth asking
6 charges were recorded as outstanding when checked. 4 were created in the preceding 90 days.
A registered charge is a security arrangement; it is not evidence that a payment is overdue or that a balance remains due.
Ask: Are these charges part of normal property or business finance, and do they affect investment in this home?
We matched this home to VOYAGE 1 LIMITED · Company no. 02215899. Accounts dated: Mar 2025.
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VOYAGE 1 LIMITED
Company record
02215899
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Calculated from filed figures · provider-level information · record dated Mar 2025
This may be useful when asking how short-term commitments are managed.
Calculation detail is retained in the record review and shown without a numeric rating category.
Official record · provider-level information · record date not available
Security arrangements are useful context when asking about ownership, investment and continuity.
Calculation detail is retained in the record review and shown without a numeric rating category.
We use public records to highlight useful questions. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment, care-quality rating or prediction about this home.
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