Residential care home · Leicester

Island Place

Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1JS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 September 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2017GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Leicester

Island Place 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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Care homes nearby

  • Hazelbrook Care Home
    Leicester · LE3 1LF · Nursing home · 80 beds0.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Western Park View Nursing Home
    Leicester · LE3 0WA · Nursing home · 60 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Pine View Care Home
    Leicester · LE3 0WA · Residential care home · 12 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Clarefield House
    Leicester · LE3 6FA · Residential care home · 1 beds1.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Barclay Street
    Leicester · LE3 0JB · Residential care home · 6 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Barclay House
    Leicester · LE3 0JE · Nursing home · 29 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Prime Life Limited

54 care homes in total: 43 Good, 9 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Old Station Close
    Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 9NJ · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Springhill Care Home
    Accrington, Lancashire · BB5 0LD · Nursing home · 116 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Acorn Close
    Shepshed, Leicestershire · LE12 9DR · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Birch Green Care Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 6RS · Nursing home · 74 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Brackendale House
    Sheringham, Norfolk · NR26 8QY · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Brockshill Woodlands
    Oadby, Leicestershire · LE2 5UF · Residential care home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Island Place

Island Place is one of 99 care homes in Leicester: a 39-bed residential care home in Leicester, run by Prime Life Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Leicester are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.

In September 2019, 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 February 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Leicester, 29% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

It is one of 54 homes run by Prime Life Limited. 43 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Leicester, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Leicester.