Nursing home · Leicestershire

Nightingales Nursing Home

35 Aylestone Lane, Wigston, Leicester, LE18 1AB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 1 September 2026 Rated 2 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • 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?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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Nightingales Nursing Home 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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Care homes nearby

  • Curtis Weston House
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    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Conifer Lodge Residential Home
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE18 1AB · Residential care home · 20 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Apple House
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 9 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Magna
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Wigston
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 2BA · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Willows Court
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE18 1NS · Residential care home · 29 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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What the data says about Nightingales Nursing Home

Nightingales Nursing Home is an independent 38-bed nursing home in Leicester, Leicestershire, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in February 2018, was the same. The typical rating in Leicestershire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

Across Leicestershire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 82% of homes in Leicestershire. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.