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Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, S41 7LL
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13 January 2026
My dad moved to Riverdale care home in May after years of battling with dementia. Moving him into a care home was very daunting for us and a very emotional time. Staff quickly made us all feel welcome (especially my mum who spent most days at the care home with my dad), mum felt supported and felt
like she too made new friends whilst going through this emotional time.
Staff were very patient and kind and always went out their way to have a laugh and a joke with my dad which he really enjoyed.
Not just the carers but other staff (cleaners, maintenance, activities coordinator) all took them time to make a fuss of him and make him feel at home.
The careworkers go above and beyond and gave us lots of support on the days leading up to his passing. The staff gave us lots of privacy, reassurance and showed us so much kindness. We thank you all for everything you did for Sean.
17 December 2025
I can honestly say that I have found the team at Riverdale to be the loveliest, kindest and down to earth people I have ever met. My Mum was transferred to Riverdale, not for dementia care, but for end of life care when she was dying from cancer. She was only at the home for a month but the staff
ensured that month was the best it could possibly be for her and they also looked after me as well. Mum died peacefully, with me holding her hand, on the 22nd of November 2025. Thank you Riverdale for everything you have done, for putting your arms around my Mum and me and never letting go until the end. I couldn't have done it without you all.
28 October 2025
Brilliant care home, the people who work there are exceptional, nothing is to much trouble, it's like home from home,everyone is so kind and happy. The care company should be proud of the staff that work there.
03 October 2025
Riverdale Care Home provides an excellent, professional, caring and joyful service at all times. The team clearly care about every resident and their family. The expertise, knowledge and understanding they show is flawless and impeccable. Every team member we have encountered have displayed the
above qualities. Our relative is extremely happy at Riverdale and we are so pleased and delighted to have found a marvellous, first class care home. We can't express our gratitude and thanks enough to all the team. Thank you.
10 June 2025
I absolutely love this care home. The staff are brilliant with the residents and cannot do enough for them. My mum is happy here. I no longer worry about her well being now she is at Riverdale. The activities that they do are brilliant and the residents love it.
If you are looking for a care home
for your loved ones in Chesterfield I recommend Riverdale. I have been in other care homes Riverdale is the best one.
09 May 2025
Riverdale has completely been turned around since my Dad moved here 2 years ago.
The new staff and new management team are great. The place is immaculately clean now and most importantly my Dad is well taken care of. The home manager will always make time for me if I have any queries.
There are
always lots of activities for the residents and you are made to feel welcome by the staff when you visit your loved ones.
11 April 2025
I have nothing but praise for every member of the team at Riverdale Care home. Mum was a resident there for nearly 5 months until her passing recently. The care she has received has been exemplary and she was shown kindness, compassion, respect and love during all her time at the home. Putting a
loved one with dementia into a care home is not an easy decision and one which we as a family had no choice but to make but I can honestly say from the day she went in our mum was treated with the utmost respect and kindness.
Every time we visited we were also made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble for any of the team members.
When mum passed away she was treated with dignity and was never left alone.
Riverdale truly felt as if it was mums own home and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone needing to find a care home for their loved one.
25 November 2024
The Unit Manager invited me to Riverdale to review my husband's care plan. I was very pleased with the thoroughness of the review and how well she knew my husband. I was able to cover a small number of concerns I had and the care plan was updated accordingly. I went to see my husband immediately
afterward and saw some of the updates being put into action.
I was pleased to hear about their plans to introduce new activities and I met the new activities leader.
There has been a big improvement in my husband's care over the past 12 months owing to the positive changes the new management has driven forward.
23 August 2024
All staff are amazing and give a good standard of care to all residents. Good recreation and activities are available. Recent improvement in good communication and involvement in care for relatives is fantastic. I can't thank everyone enough for the care of Mum, it puts my mind at ease that she is
so well looked after and her best interests are taken care of when she is now unable to do these things for herself. Many, many thanks.
27 September 2023
The home provides a holistic approach to the care they provide. There is always a friendly atmosphere with plenty of activities to join in with. The staff are lovely and very approachable. There is good communication between the management team and us and any problems or concerns are dealt with
quickly and efficiently. It's always a pleasure to visit my grandma at Riverdale. We would highly recommend every aspect of life there.
19 September 2023
All staff do their best.
19 September 2023
In my experience, I feel Riverdale Care Home looked after my mum with great care.
07 September 2023
The care my mother receives is excellent. The staff encourage all the residents to participate in the programme of activities. They appreciate the care she requires and treat all the residents with respect.
15 March 2023
Lovely caring staff and management are always there to listen and help and I am kept informed of any issues promptly. Mum's individual needs are catered for e.g. washing clothes in her own powder. The residents are entertained on a very regular basis by lovely activity coordinators. Birthdays and
special occasions are celebrated and the residents are all made to feel special and at home. The home has recently been renovated inside making a clean, fresh and modern home for everyone to enjoy. Thank you everyone at Riverdale!
10 January 2023
The staff are caring and very friendly. The food always looks good.
06 December 2022
The home is always clean and everyone is so pleasant and nothing ever seems too much.
07 September 2021
Friendly staff and informative, although some more informative than others. The resident I was visiting has also said they are friendly and care for them well. Overall, pleased with the care home.
23 June 2021
Friendly caring staff who go the extra mile to try to make life as pleasant as possible under what are sometimes very trying circumstances.
28 January 2021
Dad is very happy here and very well cared for. When we visit, he is always happy, clean and tidy. The food is excellent as are all the staff.
26 January 2021
Going into Riverdale care home in January 2020 was the best thing that could have happened to Dad for his own health and safety. We never want our loved one to have to leave their families, but this decision, hard as it was, was definitely the right one. The staff are very caring and friendly, and
they have the residents best interests at heart. Dad is looking so much better since being in Riverdale, and he is eating really well now. We couldn't ask for better care and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Riverdale care home. Thank you for keeping our loved one safe in a year that has been so horrendous.
Latest Reviews for Riverdale Care Home
13 January 2026
My dad moved to Riverdale care home in May after years of battling with dementia. Moving him into a care home was very daunting for us and a very emotional time. Staff quickly made us all feel welcome (especially my mum who spent most days at the care home with my dad), mum felt supported and felt
like she too made new friends whilst going through this emotional time.
Staff were very patient and kind and always went out their way to have a laugh and a joke with my dad which he really enjoyed.
Not just the carers but other staff (cleaners, maintenance, activities coordinator) all took them time to make a fuss of him and make him feel at home.
The careworkers go above and beyond and gave us lots of support on the days leading up to his passing. The staff gave us lots of privacy, reassurance and showed us so much kindness. We thank you all for everything you did for Sean.
17 December 2025
I can honestly say that I have found the team at Riverdale to be the loveliest, kindest and down to earth people I have ever met. My Mum was transferred to Riverdale, not for dementia care, but for end of life care when she was dying from cancer. She was only at the home for a month but the staff
ensured that month was the best it could possibly be for her and they also looked after me as well. Mum died peacefully, with me holding her hand, on the 22nd of November 2025. Thank you Riverdale for everything you have done, for putting your arms around my Mum and me and never letting go until the end. I couldn't have done it without you all.
28 October 2025
Brilliant care home, the people who work there are exceptional, nothing is to much trouble, it's like home from home,everyone is so kind and happy. The care company should be proud of the staff that work there.
03 October 2025
Riverdale Care Home provides an excellent, professional, caring and joyful service at all times. The team clearly care about every resident and their family. The expertise, knowledge and understanding they show is flawless and impeccable. Every team member we have encountered have displayed the
above qualities. Our relative is extremely happy at Riverdale and we are so pleased and delighted to have found a marvellous, first class care home. We can't express our gratitude and thanks enough to all the team. Thank you.
10 June 2025
I absolutely love this care home. The staff are brilliant with the residents and cannot do enough for them. My mum is happy here. I no longer worry about her well being now she is at Riverdale. The activities that they do are brilliant and the residents love it.
If you are looking for a care home
for your loved ones in Chesterfield I recommend Riverdale. I have been in other care homes Riverdale is the best one.
09 May 2025
Riverdale has completely been turned around since my Dad moved here 2 years ago.
The new staff and new management team are great. The place is immaculately clean now and most importantly my Dad is well taken care of. The home manager will always make time for me if I have any queries.
There are
always lots of activities for the residents and you are made to feel welcome by the staff when you visit your loved ones.
11 April 2025
I have nothing but praise for every member of the team at Riverdale Care home. Mum was a resident there for nearly 5 months until her passing recently. The care she has received has been exemplary and she was shown kindness, compassion, respect and love during all her time at the home. Putting a
loved one with dementia into a care home is not an easy decision and one which we as a family had no choice but to make but I can honestly say from the day she went in our mum was treated with the utmost respect and kindness.
Every time we visited we were also made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble for any of the team members.
When mum passed away she was treated with dignity and was never left alone.
Riverdale truly felt as if it was mums own home and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone needing to find a care home for their loved one.
25 November 2024
The Unit Manager invited me to Riverdale to review my husband's care plan. I was very pleased with the thoroughness of the review and how well she knew my husband. I was able to cover a small number of concerns I had and the care plan was updated accordingly. I went to see my husband immediately
afterward and saw some of the updates being put into action.
I was pleased to hear about their plans to introduce new activities and I met the new activities leader.
There has been a big improvement in my husband's care over the past 12 months owing to the positive changes the new management has driven forward.
23 August 2024
All staff are amazing and give a good standard of care to all residents. Good recreation and activities are available. Recent improvement in good communication and involvement in care for relatives is fantastic. I can't thank everyone enough for the care of Mum, it puts my mind at ease that she is
so well looked after and her best interests are taken care of when she is now unable to do these things for herself. Many, many thanks.
27 September 2023
The home provides a holistic approach to the care they provide. There is always a friendly atmosphere with plenty of activities to join in with. The staff are lovely and very approachable. There is good communication between the management team and us and any problems or concerns are dealt with
quickly and efficiently. It's always a pleasure to visit my grandma at Riverdale. We would highly recommend every aspect of life there.
19 September 2023
All staff do their best.
19 September 2023
In my experience, I feel Riverdale Care Home looked after my mum with great care.
07 September 2023
The care my mother receives is excellent. The staff encourage all the residents to participate in the programme of activities. They appreciate the care she requires and treat all the residents with respect.
15 March 2023
Lovely caring staff and management are always there to listen and help and I am kept informed of any issues promptly. Mum's individual needs are catered for e.g. washing clothes in her own powder. The residents are entertained on a very regular basis by lovely activity coordinators. Birthdays and
special occasions are celebrated and the residents are all made to feel special and at home. The home has recently been renovated inside making a clean, fresh and modern home for everyone to enjoy. Thank you everyone at Riverdale!
10 January 2023
The staff are caring and very friendly. The food always looks good.
06 December 2022
The home is always clean and everyone is so pleasant and nothing ever seems too much.
07 September 2021
Friendly staff and informative, although some more informative than others. The resident I was visiting has also said they are friendly and care for them well. Overall, pleased with the care home.
23 June 2021
Friendly caring staff who go the extra mile to try to make life as pleasant as possible under what are sometimes very trying circumstances.
28 January 2021
Dad is very happy here and very well cared for. When we visit, he is always happy, clean and tidy. The food is excellent as are all the staff.
26 January 2021
Going into Riverdale care home in January 2020 was the best thing that could have happened to Dad for his own health and safety. We never want our loved one to have to leave their families, but this decision, hard as it was, was definitely the right one. The staff are very caring and friendly, and
they have the residents best interests at heart. Dad is looking so much better since being in Riverdale, and he is eating really well now. We couldn't ask for better care and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Riverdale care home. Thank you for keeping our loved one safe in a year that has been so horrendous.