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Best rated care homes in Leicestershire (2026)

123 of the 151 care homes in Leicestershire with a CQC rating are rated Good or Outstanding. Here they are, best first: Outstanding, then Good, with the most recently inspected ahead. Nobody pays to be on this list.

Source: CQC register · Last updated 26 October 2026

At a glance

  • Leicestershire has 164, and 81% of the inspected ones reach Good or above.
  • 3 rated Outstanding; 28 rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
  • Inspected within 24 months: 34%.
  • Private payers: about £1,290 a week (our model).

Cite this: The Care Panel, "Best rated care homes in Leicestershire (2026)", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.

The 25 highest rated care homes in Leicestershire

Top grade first; newer reports rank higher. Our method. The first 25 of 123 are shown.

  1. Brook House Care Home Lutterworth · Residential · 41 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  2. Aarons Specialist Unit Loughborough · Nursing · 22 beds · Dementia Good
  3. Acorn Close Shepshed · Residential · 23 beds Good
  4. Amberwood Care Home Limited Wigston · Residential · 44 beds Good
  5. Apple House Wigston · Residential · 9 beds · Dementia Good
  6. Ash Tree Loughborough · Residential · 6 beds · Dementia Good
  7. Ashby Court Care Home Ashby De La Zouch · Nursing · 60 beds · Dementia Good
  8. Ayeesha-Raj Care Home Loughborough · Residential · 20 beds Good
  9. Charnwood Lodge Loughborough · Residential · 17 beds Good
  10. Chataway Care Home Leicester · Residential · 14 beds Good
  11. Famille House Leicester · Residential · 16 beds Good
  12. Gilburn Loughborough · Residential · 8 beds Good
  13. Glenfield Leicester · Residential · 6 beds Good
  14. Hallaton Manor Limited Market Harborough · Residential · 41 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Highbury Residential Home Loughborough · Residential · 27 beds · Dementia Good
  16. Holmes House Care Home Leicester · Residential · 49 beds · Dementia Good
  17. Hunter's Lodge Melton Mowbray · Residential · 36 beds · Dementia Good
  18. Kingly House Hinckley · Residential · 17 beds Good
  19. Kirby House Leicester · Residential · 41 beds · Dementia Good
  20. Lenthall House Market Harborough · Residential · 40 beds · Dementia Good
  21. Lingdale Lodge East Goscote · Residential · 48 beds · Dementia Good
  22. Lonsdale Mews Loughborough · Nursing · 64 beds · Dementia Good
  23. Lonsdale Mews Loughborough · Nursing · 64 beds · Dementia Good
  24. Melton Place Melton Mowbray · Nursing · 26 beds Good
  25. Mountview Care Home Leicester · Residential · 66 beds · Dementia Good

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Leicestershire in numbers

The middle-sized care home in Leicestershire has 30 beds, and the 164 homes with a registered bed count total 5,416. Over the last 12 months CQC published 53 ratings for services in Leicestershire, and 4 went up, 2 moved to a lower rating, 7 were new services getting a first rating, most recently on 18 October 2026.

Leicestershire has 3 Outstanding care homes; 19% of its rated care homes (28) sit below Good; the England share is 17%. Look closely at Well-led when you read reports for care homes in Leicestershire: 32 of the 151 rated for it fall below Good. Outstanding ratings are most common for Responsive: 5 of 151.

One company, Rushcliffe Care Limited, runs more services in Leicestershire than any other: 10 (10 care homes). The second largest is Prime Life Limited (9 services). How recent are the ratings? For care homes in Leicestershire, the median age is 44 months (47 for England as a whole); 34% are under two years old.

Source: our analysis of CQC data (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.

Leicestershire County Council will assess needs at no charge, however much you have saved, and may share the cost if capital is less than £23,250. Paying for care in Leicestershire · How much care costs in Leicestershire

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Your questions

Which care homes in Leicestershire are rated Outstanding?

The regulator gives its top grade to 1 local care home: Brook House Care Home.

How well rated are care homes in Leicestershire?

Good or Outstanding: 123 of 151 (81%). Not yet inspected: 13.

How much do care homes cost in Leicestershire?

Around £1,290 a week for private payers, on our model; treat it as a guide rather than a quote, and get written prices. With capital below £23,250, the council may contribute once it has assessed finances.

Can providers pay to be listed higher?

First by the regulator's overall grade, then by inspection date, with Outstanding grades over five years old placed alongside Good. Payment plays no part.

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Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.

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