SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?35%Inadequate
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySignificant shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 2 good, 31 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 0 other homes in Leicestershire.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home is a 84-bed nursing home in Shepshed, Leicestershire, run by Prime Life Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Leicestershire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
In Leicestershire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. 82% of homes in Leicestershire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Acorn Close (Good), 0.2 km away. Prime Life Limited runs 54 care homes, and 43 of the 53 rated are Good or Outstanding. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
CQC last rated the home in June 2026, giving it Inadequate overall. Safe, caring and well-led were also Inadequate. CQC rated effective and responsive as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in March 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Leicestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 31 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (significant shortfalls).
