Nursing homes in Leicester

Local picture: Leicester

Care homes in Leicester reporting a bed count offer 2,934 beds between them, with 24 beds in the middle-sized home. In the past year, 29 new CQC ratings came out for Leicester, and 6 went up, 10 were new services getting a first rating; the latest is dated 20 October 2026.

Look closely at Well-led when you read reports for care homes in Leicester: 28 of the 93 rated for it fall below Good. 1 care home in Leicester is rated Outstanding, and 18 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (19% of those rated; England: 17%).

Prime Life Limited runs more registered services in Leicester than any other provider: 8 care homes. Leicestershire County Care Limited follows with 4 services. How recent are the ratings? For care homes in Leicester, the median age is 39 months (47 for England as a whole); 31% are under two years old.

Data: CQC, Oct 2026.

Checks before choosing

Grades never tell the whole story. Check when the inspection happened, read what it found on safety and management, then compare at least a couple of providers question by question. Questions to ask: printable list.

Leicester City Council will assess needs at no charge, however much you have saved, and may share the cost if capital is less than £23,250. Funding care in Leicester · Care prices in Leicester