Residential care home · Leicestershire

Hunter's Lodge

Church Lane, Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3LB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • 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
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • 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 ?

  • January 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • April 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Hunter's Lodge 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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    Requires improvement S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
  • Scalford Court Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
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  • The Amwell
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What the data says about Hunter's Lodge

Hunter's Lodge is an independent 36-bed residential care home in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol and people detained under the Mental Health Act.

Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from January 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Leicestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Belvoir Vale Care Home (Outstanding), 5.7 km away. Across Leicestershire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. That is true of 82% of homes in Leicestershire.