Nursing home · Warwickshire

Helen Ley House

Bericote Road, Blackdown, Leamington Spa, CV32 6QP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 February 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 exceptional
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
  • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 2 exceptional, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2017GoodSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Warwickshire

Helen Ley House is in the Good tier ?, with 89 other homes in Warwickshire. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (4%)
  • Good 90 (55%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 26 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (18%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Priors House
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6RW · Nursing home · 80 beds1.5 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 months ago
  • Lillington House
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6LL · Nursing home · 31 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Kenilworth Manor
    Kenilworth, Warwickshire · CV8 2AF · Nursing home · 34 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Albemarle Rest Home
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6JW · Residential care home · 24 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Homewood
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6JF · Residential care home · 50 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • James Hirons Care Home
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6LD · Residential care home · 23 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Castel Froma Neuro Care Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Lillington House
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · CV32 6LL · Nursing home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago

All 2 homes run by Castel Froma Neuro Care Limited →

Helen Ley House in brief

Castel Froma Neuro Care Limited runs Helen Ley House, a nursing home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire with room for 46 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a physical disability.

About 1.5 km away, Priors House is rated Outstanding. 2 of Castel Froma Neuro Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Across Warwickshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 95% of homes in Warwickshire also score 5.

In February 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in September 2017, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Warwickshire, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “listening to and involving people”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.