Care home · Oakham

Rutland House Community Trust

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 11 May 2023 Rating 3 years old
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Rutland House Community Trust
Address
Willowbrook, Willow Crescent, Oakham, LE15 6EH
Type of provider
Charity (registered charity 1106898)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
10 (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
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Simon Eric Smith
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05263509)
Last CQC check
11 May 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-115525064

About Rutland House Community Trust

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Rutland House Community Trust is based in Oakham, run by Rutland House Community Trust Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities and learning disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2023). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Oakham; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The registered provider

Rutland House Community Trust is run by Rutland House Community Trust Limited (company 05263509), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.

Rutland House Community Trust Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.

All 2 are in Rutland, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Earlier inspections

  1. Aug 2016 Good
  2. Mar 2019 Good
  3. Dec 2021 Requires improvement
  4. May 2023 Good
  5. Today Rating 3 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC documents

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 2 September 2025 by Rutland. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Rutland House Community Trust"). Open Government Licence.

The neighbourhood

Ward
Oakham South
Parliamentary constituency
Rutland and Stamford
Integrated care board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban, further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in LE15 (9)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 350 m (4 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Oakham, 990 m (12 min walk)
  • GP surgery Oakham Medical Practice, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 610 m (8 min walk)
  • Shop Willow Stores, 140 m (2 min walk)
  • Park 380 m (5 min walk)
  • Café Kavanagh's Tea Rooms, 520 m (7 min walk)
  • Place of worship All Saints, 610 m (8 min walk)
  • Library Rutland County Library, 500 m (6 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).

The inspection, summarised

  • Right Support: Staff supported people to achieve good outcomes.
  • There were clear communication systems within the service to support this.
  • People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their life and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
  • Right Care: The care people received was tailored to their individual needs.

Inspected 20 January 2023; report published 11 May 2023; supporting 9 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Rutland House Community Trust over the years

CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

The rating is 3 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 11 May 2023.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood7 of 11 in Rutland
  • EffectiveGood11 of 11 in Rutland
  • CaringGood10 of 11 in Rutland
  • ResponsiveGood11 of 11 in Rutland
  • Well-ledGood7 of 11 in Rutland

CQC key question ratings, published 11 May 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Rutland share it.

Likely fees

We estimate Rutland House Community Trust 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.

Reading Rutland House Community Trust's CQC ratings

Rutland House Community Trust 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 6 of the 10 other care homes in Rutland that CQC has rated.

Around Oakham

There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Crown House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (1 of the nearest 8).

5 of the 8 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Oakham South ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% 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 pharmacy (8 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Who it can help

Registration details from CQC.

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Where Rutland House Community Trust stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Rutland, 82% of the 11 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2023) is more recent than 27% of care home ratings in Rutland.
  • With 10 beds it is smaller than 91% of care homes in Rutland, where the typical home has 34.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 73% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Rutland lists 4.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Rutland. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Rutland House Community Trust: common questions

Is Rutland House Community Trust registered for dementia care?
Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
How recent is Rutland House Community Trust's CQC rating?
CQC published the current rating on 11 May 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
What kind of care can Rutland House Community Trust offer?
Registration for Rutland House Community Trust covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
Where is Rutland House Community Trust based?
It is at Willowbrook, Willow Crescent, Oakham, LE15 6EH.
Is Rutland House Community Trust registered with CQC?
Rutland House Community Trust is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-115525064) and was rated Good overall in May 2023.
How much does Rutland House Community Trust charge?
Rutland House Community Trust's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
How did Rutland House Community Trust score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Rutland House Community Trust: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How big is Rutland House Community Trust?
Rutland House Community Trust has 10 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
Who is the registered provider for Rutland House Community Trust?
CQC lists Rutland House Community Trust Limited as the provider responsible for Rutland House Community Trust.

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