Care home · Leicester
Diwali Nivas
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- 38 Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QR
- Run by
- Diwali Ltd
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Kishen Sachdev
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06355659)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Feb 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-160126117
Introducing Diwali Nivas
Diwali Nivas in Leicester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Diwali Ltd. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2019). It is one of 56 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leicester; 41 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Diwali Nivas has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 63 of the 92 other care homes in Leicester that CQC has rated.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
How long it has been running
Diwali Nivas has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 February 2019.
Who runs it
Diwali Nivas is run by Diwali Ltd (company 06355659), incorporated in 2007, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2016
- Sep 2016
- Feb 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 22 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 September 2016
- CQC inspection report 2 March 2016
- Inspection report 26 July 2014
- Inspection report 9 August 2013
- Inspection report 23 February 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 August 2024 by Leicester City. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Diwali Nivas"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Westcotes
- Council
- Leicester City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester West
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LE3 (31)
See the wider area · Get directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 340 m (4 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Leicester, 1.9 km
- GP surgery Westend Medical Practice, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Brennan's Pharmacy, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Harrow Stores, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park Bede Park, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Café City Cafe and Dessert Parlour, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Martyrs, 50 m (1 min walk)
- Library Westcotes Library, 240 m (3 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
What it may cost
We estimate Diwali Nivas at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, Leicester Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is A S Care, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 20 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Westcotes ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most 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 (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (1 min), a park (5 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- Diwali Nivas is a 'care home' for a maximum of 21 people.
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement.
- The home is an extended residential property close to the centre of Leicester.
- It is within walking distance of places of worship and local shops which serve the Asian community.
Inspected 28 January 2019; report published 22 February 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe71 of 93 in Leicester
- Effective81 of 93 in Leicester
- Caring85 of 93 in Leicester
- Responsive85 of 93 in Leicester
- Well-led64 of 93 in Leicester
From CQC's latest report, published 22 February 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicester share it.
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Diwali Nivas against its area
- Rated Good. Across Leicester, 81% of the 93 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 3% of care home ratings in Leicester.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in Leicester, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 87% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leicester lists 4.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Leicester. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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- Fosse CourtJan 2025
- Abberdale Ltd t/a Abberdale HouseMay 2026
- Agnes HouseAug 2026
Quick answers about Diwali Nivas
- How many beds does Diwali Nivas have?
- Diwali Nivas can take up to 21 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs Diwali Nivas?
- On CQC's register the provider is Diwali Ltd.
- What are Diwali Nivas's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Diwali Nivas yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did Diwali Nivas score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Diwali Nivas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What type of care does Diwali Nivas provide?
- CQC lists Diwali Nivas under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Diwali Nivas based?
- It is at 38 Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QR.
- Is Diwali Nivas registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-160126117 and was rated Good overall in February 2019.
- Does Diwali Nivas support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Diwali Nivas's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 22 February 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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