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Residential care home · Leicestershire

Sycamore Cottage Residential Home

14 Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4LA

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement
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CQC rating

Good
Published 1 March 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?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Sycamore Cottage Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 19 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%)

See all 163 care homes in Leicestershire →

Care homes nearby

  • Oadby
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE2 5FE · Residential care home · 8 beds0.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Aigburth
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE2 2LL · Residential care home · 56 beds1.0 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Brockshill Woodlands
    Oadby, Leicestershire · LE2 5UF · Residential care home · 27 beds1.1 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Devonshire Court
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE2 5WQ · Residential care home · 69 beds1.2 km
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Hollywell Court Residential Home
    Leicester · LE2 2PP · Residential care home · 12 beds1.5 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Oadby Manor Care Home
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE2 2RJ · Residential care home · 60 beds1.5 km
    Not yet rated SECRW

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Other homes run by Allag Care Limited

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Gwendolen Road Care Home
    Leicester · LE5 5FP · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Oak House
    Leicester · LE5 5FP · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago

All 3 homes run by Allag Care Limited →

Sycamore Cottage Residential Home at a glance

Sycamore Cottage Residential Home is one of 163 care homes in Leicestershire: a 14-bed residential care home in Leicester, run by Allag Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Leicestershire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC's latest rating, from March 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in October 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Devonshire Court (Outstanding), 1.2 km away. Allag Care Limited runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 82% of homes in Leicestershire. 19 other homes in Leicestershire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.