Care home · Leicester
Kingsfield Court Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Kingsfield Court Care Home- Address
- 40 High Street, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7DG
- Run by
- Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 70 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Joanne Lynn Taylor
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08728149)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Jan 2022
- 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
More in Earl Shilton: Care homes in Earl Shilton (3) · Care homes for dementia care in Earl Shilton · Care homes for elderly care in Earl Shilton
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-6145759224
Introducing Kingsfield Court Care Home
Kingsfield Court Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Leicester, run by Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (January 2022). It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Earl Shilton; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Leicester
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is ParkHouse Grange, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Earl Shilton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 shop (4 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Kingsfield Court Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 115 of the 150 other care homes in Leicestershire that CQC has rated.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Likely fees
We estimate Kingsfield Court Care Home 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Leicestershire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Kingsfield Court Care Home over the years
CQC registration dates from March 2019, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2020–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 4 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.
The CQC website holds 3 reports for it, the latest from 7 January 2022.
The company behind Kingsfield Court Care Home
Kingsfield Court Care Home is run by Acacia Care (nottingham) Ltd (company 08728149), incorporated in 2013, 5 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.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe122 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Effective132 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Caring137 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Responsive134 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Well-led116 of 151 in Leicestershire
CQC key question ratings, published 7 January 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicestershire share it.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2020
- Feb 2021
- Jan 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 7 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 23 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 24 April 2020
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 September 2025 by Hinckley and Bosworth. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Kingsfield Court Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Earl Shilton
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LE9 (17)
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Close by
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 21 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Heath Lane Surgery, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 840 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Nisa, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Park 180 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Simon and St. Jude, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Library Earl Shilton Library, 510 m (6 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Inspection findings in brief
- Staff understood their responsibilities to protect people from abuse and avoidable harm.
- People received their medicines in a safe way and in the way they preferred.
- Infection prevention and control policies and procedures and national guidance were followed.
- The service was clean and hygienic and people were protected from the risk of infection.
Inspected 14 December 2021; report published 7 January 2022; supporting 59 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Kingsfield Court Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Questions about Kingsfield Court Care Home
- Is Kingsfield Court Care Home rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Kingsfield Court Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from Kingsfield Court Care Home cost?
- We don't have published prices from Kingsfield Court Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Which provider runs Kingsfield Court Care Home?
- Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd is the registered provider for Kingsfield Court Care Home.
- How big is Kingsfield Court Care Home?
- Kingsfield Court Care Home can take up to 70 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When was Kingsfield Court Care Home last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 7 January 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Kingsfield Court Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- What kind of care can Kingsfield Court Care Home offer?
- CQC lists Kingsfield Court Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Kingsfield Court Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-6145759224 and was rated Good overall in January 2022.
- Where is Kingsfield Court Care Home based?
- It is at 40 High Street, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7DG.
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