Residential care home · Leicestershire

Conifer Lodge Residential Home

33 Aylestone Lane, Wigston, Leicester, LE18 1AB

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 2 August 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • 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 ?

  • April 2023GoodSECRW
  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2020InadequateSECRW
  • January 2020InadequateSECRW
  • November 2018Requires improvementSECRW
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  • May 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Leicestershire

Conifer Lodge Residential Home 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

  • Curtis Weston House
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    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Nightingales Nursing Home
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE18 1AB · Nursing home · 38 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Apple House
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 9 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Magna
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Wigston
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Willows Court
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE18 1NS · Residential care home · 29 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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What the data says about Conifer Lodge Residential Home

An independent residential care home in Leicester, Leicestershire, Conifer Lodge Residential Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 20 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people detained under the Mental Health Act.

In August 2024, 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 April 2023. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safe and effective staffing”.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 82% of homes in Leicestershire. In Leicestershire, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.