Care home · Leicester
Woodheyes
Illustrative photo, not of Woodheyes- Address
- 231 Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3PH
- Run by
- Woodheyes Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 38 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Amy Louise Daverage
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02807988)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-110467489
Woodheyes at a glance
Woodheyes in Leicester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Woodheyes Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2026). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leicester Forest East; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Woodheyes 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
With savings below £23,250, Leicestershire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Aylesham Court Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
2 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kirby Muxloe ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (3 min), a shop (8 min), a park (10 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Reading Woodheyes's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 115 of the 150 other care homes in Leicestershire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 69%, averaging 72% overall.
History with CQC
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 20 May 2021.
CQC's scores in detail
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Woodheyes scores 72%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control2 · Some shortfalls
- 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 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information2 · Some shortfalls
- 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
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 6 November 2025, published 19 February 2026, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2015
- Nov 2016
- Jul 2019
- Jan 2021
- May 2021
- Feb 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2021
- CQC inspection report 21 January 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 17 November 2016
- CQC inspection report 6 February 2015
- Inspection report 25 June 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 May 2025 by Blaby. 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 "Woodheyes Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Kirby Muxloe
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- 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 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LE3 (31)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Hunters Lodge Medical Centre, 200 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Premier Convenience Store, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Park 790 m (10 min walk)
- Café Jenno's Coffee House, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Andrew's, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Library Leicester Forest East Library, 580 m (7 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).
From the latest CQC inspection
- Care was delivered over 2 floors in 1 adapted building, with passenger lift access.
- This assessment was prompted by the length of time since our last inspection.
- The atmosphere within the service was calm and welcoming, and people appeared comfortable and relaxed in their surroundings.
- Comments included, “They are so kind” and “All staff are thoughtful and kind.” Not everyone was able to communicate with us verbally, so we spent time observing people and staff interactions and aspects of people’s support.
Inspected 31 March 2021; report published 20 May 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe69% score122 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Effective75% score132 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Caring70% score137 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Responsive71% score134 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Well-led75% score116 of 151 in Leicestershire
From CQC's latest report, published 19 February 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicestershire share it.
The registered provider
Woodheyes is run by Woodheyes Limited (company 02807988), incorporated in 1993, 17 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.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Woodheyes on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Leicestershire, 81% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2026) is more recent than 85% of care home ratings in Leicestershire.
- With 38 beds it is larger than 60% of care homes in Leicestershire, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 66% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leicestershire lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for Leicestershire as at Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Leicester Forest East: care homes inspected recently
- Kirby HouseAug 2025
Questions about Woodheyes
- When was Woodheyes last inspected?
- 19 February 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Woodheyes support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- What kind of care can Woodheyes offer?
- Woodheyes is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Woodheyes a registered provider?
- Woodheyes is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-110467489) and was rated Good overall in February 2026.
- Where is Woodheyes?
- It is at 231 Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3PH.
- How did Woodheyes score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: 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 Woodheyes cost?
- Woodheyes has not published its fees with us. 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.
- Which provider runs Woodheyes?
- The registered provider is Woodheyes Limited, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Woodheyes take?
- CQC registers Woodheyes for 38 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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