Belper · DE56 0TF
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Holbrook Hall is listed as a residential care home. The published inspection rating is Good (Sept 2019). Family feedback highlights staff friendliness. The inspection Safe domain was rated below Good in 2019.
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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.
Routine inspection: Aug 2019
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What type of care is provided
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Background context
Provider and registration context for Holbrook Hall, useful once you have already reviewed the main decision sections above.
Holbrook Hall is a residential care home in Belper, East Midlands, operated by Fairway Homes (Derby) Limited since 2010. The home has 36 beds and is an inspection rating of Good.
Contact & location
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Makeney Road, Holbrook, Belper, DE56 0TF
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Nearest green space
301m away
Daily Life
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3 dining services listed
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Evidence scope for this section
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Observe staff interactions with residents for warmth and patience.
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Check how residents are supported to settle in during their first weeks.
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The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023.
The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023. Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.7 out of 5. No current enforcement actions are recorded. The safest next step is to compare these signals with your visit questions and care needs.
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Holbrook Hall is registered as a residential care home. Personal care is the listed service. Ask how visiting clinicians and overnight clinical needs are supported.
Holbrook Hall has 36 registered beds. Personal care is the listed service.
Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.7 out of 5.
Holbrook Hall'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 Holbrook Hall is "Requires improvement". No enforcement actions are currently recorded.
Holbrook Hall is operated by FAIRWAY HOMES (DERBY) LIMITED (Company registration number: 01503217). Ownership type: independent.
There are no current enforcement actions recorded against Holbrook Hall in the inspection history.
Holbrook Hall's provider public-record check is: Records reviewed. No material provider-record points to clarify were found in the public records reviewed. The company accounts record is dated 31 July 2025. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment or prediction about the home.
Ask Holbrook Hall 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 Holbrook Hall, 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 Belper to find the best fit for your relative’s care needs, budget and visiting arrangements.
The inspection history for Holbrook Hall looks stable rather than clearly improving or declining. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023.
Holbrook Hall currently has a food hygiene hygiene rating of 5 out of 5. The food hygiene record is dated 11 March 2025.
When visiting Holbrook Hall, 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 Holbrook Hall 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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Family feedback rating (out of 5)
Family feedback highlights caring and attentive staff
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Staff perspective
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We found no significant points to clarify in the provider records reviewed. Some information may still be unavailable.
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Turnover, profit and EBITDA were not available in the accounts format reviewed.
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For context
The linked company is recorded as active.
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We matched this home to FAIRWAY HOMES (DERBY) LIMITED · Company no. 01503217. Accounts dated: Jul 2025.
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FAIRWAY HOMES (DERBY) LIMITED
Company record
01503217
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