Care homes in Leicester
61 CQC-registered care homes across 2 towns in Leicester. Pick a town to compare ratings, specialisms and inspection dates.
Get local care prices Care home vacancies by townAcross 2 towns, this site lists 61 CQC-registered care homes in Leicester. Leicester and Anstey have the largest numbers. CQC has rated 54 of them: 87% Good or Outstanding, above England's 83%, and 1 is Outstanding.
Of these, 9 provide nursing care and 33 support people living with dementia. Ask whether each home is registered for both current needs and the needs your relative may have later; a second move is hard on anyone.
Council-funded care here is organised by Leicester Council. It must assess the needs of any adult who may need care and support, at no cost.
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CQC ratings across Leicester
19 of these ratings (35%) were published in the last two years, compared with 28% across England. 24 (44%) are more than four years old; the national figure is 49%.
9 new CQC ratings for care homes in Leicester came out over the past year. Up: 2. Down: 0. First ratings: 1. Most recent: Pine View Care Home (Leicester), Good, published 27 September 2026. Rating changes in Leicester.
Out of 54 care homes with a published rating, 7 fall below Good (7 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate), or 13% compared with 17% in England. 1 reach Outstanding, which is 2% (England: 5%), and 46 are Good.
Size, specialisms and cost in Leicester
Prime Life Limited (5) runs more care homes here than any other registered provider, followed by Sublime Care Solution Limited (3) and Allag Care Limited (2).
Residential care home £1,125 a week and nursing home £1,370 a week, according to average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands.
Earliest CQC registration among them: The Ark Care Lodge Limited, 2010. 5 of the 5 care homes registered within the past 12 months have yet to receive a CQC rating.
Looking at what services here say they specialise in, caring for adults over 65 years comes first with 48, followed by caring for adults under 65 years (46), mental health conditions (39) and dementia (33).
By town, the largest numbers of care homes in Leicester are in Leicester (56) and Anstey (5). In Anstey, 100% of the 5 listed are rated Good or Outstanding, the highest share of any town here; Leicester has the lowest at 75%.
Of 61 homes, 9 hold a nursing registration. That is 15% in Leicester and 30% across England. South Lodge Care Home is the biggest home listed, with 106 beds; across the 61 homes with capacity data there are 1,665 registered beds, or 27 per home on average.
Compare Leicester town by town
| Town | Care homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 56 | 42 |
| Anstey | 5 | 5 |
Leicester care homes, district by district
Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.