Residential care home · Leicester

Silver Birches

85 Lutterworth Road, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8PJ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 October 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?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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2023InadequateSECRW
  • August 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2021GoodSECRW
  • October 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicester

Silver Birches 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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Care homes nearby

  • Lady Jane Court Care Home
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  • The Magnolia Care Home
    Leicester · LE2 8PN · Residential care home · 38 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Aylestone
    Leicester · LE2 8PG · Residential care home · 7 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Lutterworth View
    Leicester · LE2 8PG · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Everdale Grange
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Aylestone Grange
    Leicester · LE2 8TG · Residential care home · 10 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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About Silver Birches

Run by Pine View Care Homes Ltd, Silver Birches is a residential care home in Leicester with 19 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2024. 95% of homes in Leicester also score 5. 17 other homes in Leicester share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Lady Jane Court Care Home, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

CQC last rated the home in October 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in June 2023, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.