Residential care home · Leicester

Geraint House Residential Care Home

28 Uppingham Road, Leicester, LE5 0QD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2022InadequateSECRW
  • February 2020Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicester

Geraint House Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 53 other homes in Leicester. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (1%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (3%)
  • Good 54 (55%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 16 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 18 (18%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (7%)

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About Geraint House Residential Care Home

An independent residential care home in Leicester, Geraint House Residential Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 11 beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with mental health needs and people who use drugs or alcohol. That is smaller than most homes in Leicester, where the typical home has 25 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2025. 95% of homes in Leicester also score 5. In Leicester, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. Its previous rating, in August 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Leicester are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “learning culture” (some shortfalls).