Residential care home · Leicestershire

Acorn Close

2 Cotton Mill Crescent, Shepshed, LE12 9DR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2019GoodSECRW
  • January 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Acorn Close is in the Good tier ?, with 94 other homes in Leicestershire. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (3%)
  • Good 95 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (17%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 11 (7%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home
    Shepshed, Leicestershire · LE12 9JG · Nursing home · 84 beds0.2 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: InadequateR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 4 months ago
  • White Acres
    Shepshed, Leicestershire · LE12 9DF · Residential care home · 12 beds0.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated this month
  • Ash Tree
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9DF · Residential care home · 6 beds0.2 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Old Station Close
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9NJ · Residential care home · 21 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Willows
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9PD · Nursing home · 60 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Gilburn
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9BS · Residential care home · 8 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Prime Life Limited

54 care homes in total: 43 Good, 9 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Old Station Close
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9NJ · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Springhill Care Home
    Accrington, Lancashire · BB5 0LD · Nursing home · 116 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Birch Green Care Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 6RS · Nursing home · 74 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Brackendale House
    Sheringham, Norfolk · NR26 8QY · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Brockshill Woodlands
    Oadby, Leicestershire · LE2 5UF · Residential care home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Byron House
    Skegness, Lincolnshire · PE25 3EH · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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What the data says about Acorn Close

Acorn Close is one of 163 care homes in Leicestershire: a 23-bed residential care home in Shepshed, run by Prime Life Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

In July 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Leicestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

Across Leicestershire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. 43 of Prime Life Limited’s 53 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.