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Residential care homes in Leicester
East Midlands

Residential care home in Leicester

The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 99 of the 132 residential care home in Leicester currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

132 registered residential care home · 99 rated Good or Outstanding · CQC data, Leicester

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Devonshire Court Outstanding

Leicester, LE2

Operated by The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleYounger adultsDementia care

Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 69 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/26/18.

Howdon Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5WQ

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

2

Leicester, LE4

Operated by Sanctuary Care Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleYounger adultsDementia care

Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 42 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/13/19.

15 Asha Margh, Holden Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 5LE

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

3

Leicester, LE3

Good

Operated by Prime Life Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleYounger adultsMental health

Registered to support older people, younger adults, mental health. 39 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/27/19.

Gooding Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1JS

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

4

Leicester, LE8

Good

Operated by Kibworth Knoll Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleDementia carePhysical disability

Registered to support older people, dementia care, physical disability. 36 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/21/19.

12 Fleckney Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0HE

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

Operated by AMAFHH Care Homes Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleDementia care

Registered to support older people, dementia care. 25 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/20/19.

1362 Melton Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 2EQ

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

Good

Operated by Charnwood Park Residential Home Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peoplePhysical disabilitySensory impairment

Registered to support older people, physical disability, sensory impairment. 11 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/2/23.

164 Charnwood Road, Barwell, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8FU

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

7

Leicester, LE5

Good

Operated by Leicestershire County Care Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleYounger adultsDementia care

Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 40 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/10/22.

High Street, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6SH

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

8

Leicester, LE2

Good

Operated by Leicestershire County Care Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleYounger adultsDementia care

Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 32 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/5/25.

Pasley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 9BT

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

9

Leicester, LE2

Good

Operated by Heathcotes Care Limited

Best for: Residential care homeYounger adultsLearning disability and autismMental health

Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 7 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/3/19.

128 Lutterworth Road, Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 8PG

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

10
Good

Operated by Avery of Leicester (Operations) Limited

Best for: Residential care homeOlder peopleDementia carePhysical disability

Registered to support older people, dementia care, physical disability. 106 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/28/24.

307 London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3ND

5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding

How this ranking was built

  1. Overall CQC rating. Outstanding ranks above Good.
  2. Domain strength. How many of the five inspection domains, safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, are rated Good or Outstanding.
  3. Recency. A more recently published rating carries more weight, because it reflects the service closer to how it is now.

Showing 10 of 99 residential care home in Leicester that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 132 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.

Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.

About residential care home in Leicester

A residential care home provides somewhere to live, meals, and help with personal care. It does not have nurses on site, which is the line between it and a nursing home.

Who it suits

People who can no longer manage safely at home even with visiting care, but whose needs are personal care rather than medical. Common reasons are advancing frailty, dementia where supervision is needed, repeated falls, or isolation.

What is included

  • A room, usually with an ensuite
  • All meals and drinks
  • Personal care, day and night
  • Housekeeping and laundry
  • Activities and social contact
  • Help with medication

Usually charged separately: hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers, some outings, and personal toiletries.

Who pays

Fees are means tested through the council, with the £23,250 upper capital limit and the property rules above.

If your needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare, which is not means tested and pays for everything.

Use our means test calculator to estimate your contribution.

Choosing a home

Visit more than once, and at least once unannounced around a mealtime. Look at:

  • The current CQC rating and the full report, especially the safe and well-led sections
  • Staff turnover and whether staff know residents by name
  • What residents are actually doing at 3pm on a weekday
  • The smell and the noise level
  • How the home handles deterioration, and whether they would ask you to leave
  • The contract: notice periods, fee reviews, what happens to fees after a death

Ask what proportion of residents are council funded. A very high self-funder rate usually means higher prices.

Residential care homes in Leicester: common questions

How many residential care home are there in Leicester?

132 CQC-registered residential care home have a registered office in Leicester, East Midlands. Of those, 99 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.

Who pays for residential care home in Leicester?

That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.

Does a Good rating mean the service is good today?

It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.

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

A residential home provides accommodation and personal care: help with washing, dressing, medication and meals. A nursing home also has registered nurses on site for people with medical needs such as complex wounds, PEG feeding or unstable conditions. CQC registers them as care homes with and without nursing.

Will I have to sell my home to pay care home fees?

Your property is normally counted for a permanent care home place, but it is disregarded if your partner, a relative aged 60 or over, a disabled relative or a child under 16 still lives there. There is also a 12 week disregard at the start, and a deferred payment agreement can let the council recover fees from your estate later instead.

Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.