Residential care home · Leicester

Stonesby House

147 Stonesby Avenue, Wigston, Leicester, LE2 6TY

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 9 January 2024 Rated 2 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 ?

  • July 2019GoodSECRW
  • November 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Leicester

Stonesby 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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Care homes nearby

  • Stonesby House LTD
    Leicester · LE2 6TY · Residential care home · 14 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Stonesby Lodge
    Leicester · LE2 6TY · Residential care home · 12 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Amberwood Care Home Limited
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 1BD · Residential care home · 44 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Cooper House
    Leicester · LE2 9BT · Residential care home · 32 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Holmes House Care Home
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE18 4UF · Residential care home · 49 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Holmes Court Care Home
    Wigston, Leicestershire · LE18 4UF · Residential care home · 29 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Stonesby House Ltd

2 care homes in total: 2 Requires improvement.

  • Stonesby House LTD
    Leicester · LE2 6TY · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago

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About Stonesby House

An independent residential care home in Leicester, Stonesby House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 9 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people who use drugs or alcohol. It is a small home for Leicester, where the median is 25 beds.

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 March 2026. 95% of homes in Leicester also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Amberwood Care Home Limited (Good), 0.8 km away. 0 of Stonesby House Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

CQC's latest rating, from January 2024, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in July 2019, it was rated Good.