Residential care home · Leicester

Newton House

47 Prospect Road, Leicester, LE5 3RR

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 19 April 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2019GoodSECRW
  • September 2016GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicester

Newton House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 17 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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What the data says about Newton House

Eastern Care Ltd runs Newton House, a residential care home in Leicester with room for 26 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in April 2023. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in May 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped.

Across Leicester, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Leicester. The nearest home with a higher rating is Hartington Road Care Home (Good), 0.4 km away.