Care home · Leamington Spa
Sycamores
Illustrative photo, not of Sycamores- Address
- Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, CV31 1PB
- Run by
- WCS Care Group Limited (13 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1012788)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 36 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Olufemi Ajala
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1992 (34 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02713150)
- Last CQC check
- 21 Jun 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-113543739
An overview of Sycamores
Sycamores is a CQC-registered residential care home in Leamington Spa, run by WCS Care Group Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (June 2023). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Royal Leamington Spa; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- Known risks relating to people's health and welfare were not always managed safely and ineffective scrutiny of the quality of service, did not always identify issues.
- The provider's quality assurance systems lacked effective scrutiny.
- Where similar issues had been identified at inspections across some of the providers other homes, there was limited evidence lessons had been learnt.
- Risks associated with people's health and welfare were not always considered, reviewed, or reflected a person's current needs.
Inspected 24 May 2023; report published 21 June 2023; supporting 36 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Warwickshire, 34 of 158 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (22%), while 47 of 158 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (30%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe34 of 158 in Warwickshire
- Effective147 of 158 in Warwickshire
- Caring148 of 158 in Warwickshire
- Responsive145 of 158 in Warwickshire
- Well-led47 of 158 in Warwickshire
CQC key question ratings, published 21 June 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Warwickshire share it.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2014–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires improvement.
3 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 21 June 2023.
Costs to expect
We estimate Sycamores at £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £63k–£76k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Warwickshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Turning Point - Marloes Walk, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (4 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Leamington Willes 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 Coventry and Warwickshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (5 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings over time
- Nov 2014
- Aug 2017
- Apr 2020
- Mar 2021
- Jun 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 21 June 2023
- CQC inspection report 31 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 2 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 30 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2014
- Inspection report 18 January 2014
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 16 April 2026 by Warwick. 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 "Sycamores"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Leamington Willes
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CV31 (11)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 33 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Leamington Spa, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- GP surgery Spa Medical Centre, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Birk & Nagra, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Park 420 m (5 min walk)
- Café Sydni Centre Community Cafe, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Mary's Church, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Library Leamington Library, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
Sycamores is run by Wcs Care Group Limited (company 02713150), incorporated in 1992, 18 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 10 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
WCS Care Group Limited runs 13 CQC-registered services; 8 of the 13 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (62%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 13 are in Warwickshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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Where Sycamores stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Warwickshire, 80% of the 158 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2023) is more recent than 44% of care home ratings in Warwickshire.
- With 36 beds it is larger than 56% of care homes in Warwickshire, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 72% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Warwickshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (22% of care homes in Warwickshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (30% of care homes in Warwickshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Warwickshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Sycamores
- What kind of care can Sycamores offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Sycamores how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Sycamores regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-113543739 and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2023.
- Where is Sycamores?
- It is at Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, CV31 1PB.
- When was Sycamores last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 21 June 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can Sycamores care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Which provider runs Sycamores?
- On CQC's register the provider is WCS Care Group Limited.
- How many residents can Sycamores take?
- CQC capacity for Sycamores: 36 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How is Sycamores rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Sycamores cost?
- Sycamores has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
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