Cadley Hill View

Located at Darklands Road, Cadley Hill View serves Swadlincote and the surrounding area as a registered care home, within the East Midlands region. The registered provider is Ideal Carehomes Limited, the legal entity accountable to the regulator for the quality and safety of care delivered here.

A residential care home provides accommodation and personal care for people who can no longer live safely at home — help with washing, dressing, medication and meals, with staff on site around the clock. Unlike a nursing home, a residential home does not have registered nurses on shift; healthcare is provided by visiting GPs, district nurses and community teams. Cadley Hill View is registered with the Care Quality Commission, which inspects everything from staffing levels and safeguarding to food, dignity and activities.

Choosing a care home is one of the most consequential decisions a family makes, and the good news is that the information available is unusually rich: every home has a published inspection history, and you are entitled to visit, eat a meal, and talk to residents and staff before deciding. The right home is not the one with the newest building — it is the one whose culture, staffing consistency and daily life fit the person moving in.

The CQC's most recent recorded check of this location took place on 4 March 2023. Inspection reports are public documents, and the official record for this location is linked in the registration section below — reading the latest report is the single most reliable way to understand how the service performs day to day.

Care homes register with the CQC for specific groups — age bands, dementia, learning disabilities, physical disabilities — and may only admit people within their registration. Cadley Hill View is registered to care for:

Sensory impairments

Registration for sensory impairment means the service has declared competence in supporting people with sight or hearing loss: communication adjustments (BSL access, deafblind manual, large print), environmental design, and staff awareness that prevents sensory loss being mistaken for cognitive decline.

Dementia

A dementia registration means the provider has declared — and is inspected on — specific competence in dementia care: staff trained in communication and distress-reduction techniques, environments designed to reduce confusion, consistent staffing to preserve familiarity, and lawful use of the Mental Capacity Act when decisions must be made for someone who cannot make them alone.

Mental health conditions

This registration covers support for people living with mental illness — from anxiety and depression through severe and enduring conditions. Expect staff trained in mental health, risk assessment and crisis planning, and joint working with community mental health teams and, where relevant, the Mental Health Act framework.

Caring for adults over 65 yrs

The service is registered to care for older adults, which carries practical expectations: staff trained in frailty, falls prevention and pressure-area care; environments that accommodate reduced mobility; and care planning that accounts for multiple long-term conditions and polypharmacy — the norm rather than the exception over 65.

Treat these declarations as the service's public promise — inspectors check against them, and you are entitled to ask exactly how each one shows up in staffing and daily practice.

This reflects the standard service range of a care home; Cadley Hill View will confirm which of these are offered on site and which are arranged by referral.

24-hour personal care

Staff on site day and night to help with washing, dressing, mobility, continence and medication — the core of residential care.

Dementia care

Where registered, adapted environments, trained staff and structured routines that reduce distress for people living with dementia.

Respite and short stays

Temporary placements that cover a family carer's holiday or support recovery after a hospital stay — also a low-risk way to trial a home.

Meals and nutrition

All meals prepared on site with dietary needs catered for, and weight and hydration monitored as part of the care plan.

Activities and social life

A planned activity programme — exercise, crafts, entertainment, outings — which CQC inspects as part of responsive care.

Medication management

Ordering, storage and administration of medicines by trained staff, with pharmacist oversight and regular reviews.

Healthcare coordination

Arranged access to GPs, district nurses, dentists, opticians, chiropodists and hospital appointments.

End-of-life care

Many homes support residents through their final months in familiar surroundings, working with palliative care and hospice teams.

Direct contact details for Cadley Hill View are held on the official CQC record linked below; your GP practice can also route a referral without you needing to phone.

The admission path to Cadley Hill View starts with an enquiry call, then a visit — go unannounced for a second visit if you can; mid-morning and mealtimes reveal the most — and then a pre-admission assessment, where a senior member of staff assesses the prospective resident's needs to confirm the home can meet them. Only after that assessment can a home lawfully offer a place.

If council funding may be involved, contact your local authority for a needs assessment before agreeing anything: if the council concludes residential care is needed, it will offer at least one placement that meets its standard rate, and family can top up for a more expensive home. Self-funders should ask every home for its full weekly fee, what it includes (hairdressing, chiropody, escorts to appointments and toiletries are common extras), and how often and by how much fees rise.

Moving day matters: good homes assign a key worker, encourage familiar furniture and photographs, and phase visits from family in the first weeks. Ask how the home settles new residents — a considered answer is a strong signal of a well-led service.

Residential care is charged weekly and varies widely by region and by room. Local authorities contribute after a means test: in England, savings and assets above the upper threshold mean you self-fund; below it the council contributes on a sliding scale. Crucially, the value of your home is disregarded if a spouse or certain relatives still live there, and a 12-week property disregard plus deferred payment agreements can prevent a forced quick sale.

Two funding routes are commonly missed. NHS-funded nursing care does not apply to residential homes (no nurses on site), but NHS Continuing Healthcare fully funds care — including accommodation — for people whose needs are primarily health-driven; always ask for a checklist assessment if health needs are complex. And Attendance Allowance remains payable to self-funders in care homes. Independent financial advice from a SOLLA-accredited adviser is worth its fee for anyone facing long-term self-funding.

Cadley Hill View is located at Darklands Road,Swadlincote, in the DE11 postcode district of Swadlincote. The full postcode, DE11 0PQ, will take you to the door with any sat-nav or maps app — or use the Google Maps link for this exact location.

If you are travelling by public transport, plan the last leg around the postcode rather than the service name — journey planners resolve postcodes far more reliably. Arriving by car, check parking arrangements when you book: town-centre services often rely on nearby public car parks, while suburban and residential locations usually offer on-site or on-street options.

Anyone with access requirements — mobility, sensory or communication — should mention them at booking. Registered providers are legally required to make reasonable adjustments, and doing so is routine when the service knows before you arrive.

If this location is not convenient, the nearest comparable alternative is Valleyview, roughly 0.5 miles away — the nearby providers section below lists more options with distances.

CQC registration is the legal baseline for operating a service like this one; the value for you sits in the public record built on top of it — inspection reports, ratings and enforcement history.

The CQC inspects against five questions — is the service safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led — and publishes its findings. For Cadley Hill View, the registered provider is Ideal Carehomes Limited. The most recent recorded check took place on 4 March 2023. The official CQC record for this location carries the current registration status, ratings where awarded, and every published inspection report.

Reading a report efficiently: start with the well-led section (it predicts everything else), then safe. Look at the direction of travel across the last two inspections rather than a single snapshot, and treat "requires improvement" with a credible action plan differently from the same rating with repeated findings. If anything in a report concerns you, raising it with the service directly is both fair and revealing — well-run providers answer plainly.

Swadlincote has 41 CQC-registered healthcare providers in total, of which 13 are care homes — so genuine comparison is possible before you commit. The full Swadlincote directory and the local residential homes listing let you shortlist alongside this profile.

There are 13 care homes in and around Swadlincote, and inspection reports will quickly narrow the field. Beyond ratings, judge culture: on a visit, do staff talk to residents or over them? Is there noise and activity, or silence in front of a television? Ask about staff turnover and agency use — consistent staff are the single best predictor of good care — and read the last two inspection reports rather than one, to see the direction of travel.

Where is Cadley Hill View located?

Cadley Hill View is at Darklands Road,Swadlincote, DE11 0PQ, in Swadlincote (East Midlands region). The full postcode works in any sat-nav or journey planner.

How do I contact Cadley Hill View?

Contact details are held on the official CQC record linked from this page, and your GP practice can route referrals directly. We display phone and website details as soon as they are available from the register.

Is Cadley Hill View regulated?

Yes — it is registered with the Care Quality Commission (location ID 1-11932256816) under the registered provider Ideal Carehomes Limited. Registration is a legal requirement for delivering this type of care in England and brings ongoing inspection.

When was Cadley Hill View last checked by the CQC?

The most recent check recorded on the register took place on 4 March 2023. The full inspection history is on the official CQC record linked from this page.

What are the nearest alternatives to Cadley Hill View?

The closest comparable providers are Valleyview (0.5 miles), Highfields (0.5 miles), Wright Homecare Limited (0.4 miles). Each has a full profile on this site with contact details and registration information.

What is the difference between a residential home and a nursing home?

A residential home provides 24-hour personal care; a nursing home additionally has registered nurses on every shift for medical needs such as complex medication, wounds, PEG feeding or advanced dementia with health complications. Fees are correspondingly higher in nursing homes.

Will the council pay for this home?

After a needs assessment and means test, the council pays at its standard local rate if you qualify. If this home charges more, a third party (usually family) can pay the difference as a top-up — but the council must always offer at least one affordable option.

Can we trial the home before committing?

Yes — most homes offer respite or trial stays of a few weeks. It is the most reliable way to test whether the home's daily life suits the person, and it keeps the decision reversible.