Residential care home · Leicestershire

Amberwood Care Home Limited

218 Aylestone Lane, Wigston, LE18 1BD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 August 2026 Rated 2 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • 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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2019GoodSECRW
  • May 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Amberwood Care Home Limited 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

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  • Conifer Lodge Residential Home
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  • Stonesby House LTD
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Stonesby Lodge
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    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Stonesby House
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About Amberwood Care Home Limited

Amberwood Care Home Limited is a 44-bed residential care home in Wigston, Leicestershire. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with a physical disability.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Leicestershire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in March 2026. In Leicestershire, 82% of homes score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. That matches its previous rating, from May 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Leicestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.