Care home · Oakham
Crown House Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Crown House Care Home- Address
- Crown Walk, Oakham, LE15 6BZ
- Run by
- Crown House Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- April 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Leanne Watt
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2022 (4 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 14368230)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Jun 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-14630616979
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Crown House Care Home is based in Oakham, run by Crown House Care Ltd. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (June 2026). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Oakham; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Rutland House Community Trust, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 8 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Oakham North East ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The inspection, summarised
- The provider was previously in breach of legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, and good governance.
- The changes made were extensive and included positive development to medicines management, fire safety, care planning, auditing systems, consent processes and staff training.
- The provider had reviewed and updated policies, invested in new digital systems, strengthened oversight arrangements and worked closely with staff, people living at the service, relatives and partner professionals to improve outcomes.
- One person said, “Oh yes oh yes - I’ve been here 6 years so I’m very safe.
In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Crown House Care Home at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Rutland Council after a needs and financial assessment.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Crown House Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 6 of the 10 other care homes in Rutland that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
Track record
Registered in April 2023, it has 3 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2022–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe75% score7 of 11 in Rutland
- Effective75% score11 of 11 in Rutland
- Caring75% score10 of 11 in Rutland
- Responsive75% score11 of 11 in Rutland
- Well-led75% score7 of 11 in Rutland
Source: CQC, published 24 June 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Rutland share it.
Ownership and company checks
Crown House Care Home is run by Crown House Care Ltd (company 14368230), incorporated in 2022.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Percentage scores by area
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, Crown House Care Home scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 26 February 2026, published 28 November 2025, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
How its rating has changed
- Jul 2022
- Nov 2025
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 13 August 2025 by Rutland. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Crown House Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Oakham North East
- Council
- Rutland County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- NHS planning area
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LE15 (9)
Larger map · Route planner · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Oakham, 560 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Oakham Medical Practice, 660 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 30 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 60 m (1 min walk)
- Park Oakham Castle, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Café The Waffle Bowl, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Oakham Congregational Church, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Library Rutland County Library, 130 m (2 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Crown House Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Rutland, 82% of the 11 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2026) is more recent than 91% of care home ratings in Rutland.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 64% of care homes in Rutland, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2023, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Rutland lists 4.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Rutland, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Crown House Care Home
- How many residents can Crown House Care Home take?
- CQC capacity for Crown House Care Home: 21 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Crown House Care Home?
- CQC lists Crown House Care Ltd as the provider responsible for Crown House Care Home.
- What are Crown House Care Home's fees?
- Crown House Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Crown House Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Where is Crown House Care Home?
- It is at Crown Walk, Oakham, LE15 6BZ.
- Is Crown House Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-14630616979 and was rated Good overall in June 2026.
- What kind of care can Crown House Care Home offer?
- Crown House Care Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Crown House Care Home registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is Crown House Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 24 June 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
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