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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Mere Lodge is a 4-bed residential care home in Leicester. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Leicester has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from February 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in September 2019, was the same.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Leicester. In Leicester, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 2 homes run by Mere Lodge Healthcare Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
