SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
April Cottage Retirement Home is in the Good tier ?, with 94 other homes in Leicestershire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
April Cottage Retirement Home is a 12-bed residential care home in Coalville, Leicestershire, run by AMS Care Services Ltd. It is registered to care for older people. It is a small home for Leicestershire, where the median is 30 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Leicestershire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 82% of homes in Leicestershire also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from February 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Leicestershire, 31% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
