Residential care home · Leicestershire

Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service

Carlton Drive, Wigston, LE18 1DE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago
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Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service is a residential care home in Wigston in Leicestershire, run by Leicestershire County Council. It has 7 registered beds and supports younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published October 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Leicestershire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 October 2019 Rated 6 years ago
  • 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

Older rating. Published 25 October 2019, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service is in the Good tier, alongside 96 other homes in Leicestershire. Of the 150 rated care homes here, 82% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (2%)
  • Good 97 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 26 (16%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 11 (7%)

Half of Leicestershire's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

See all 161 care homes in Leicestershire →

The provider's other homes

Leicestershire County Council runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • The Trees
    Hinckley, Leicestershire · LE10 0XD · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • Melton Short Breaks Service
    Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire · LE13 0GG · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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