Residential care home · Leicester

Venetia House

348 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8BL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 3 October 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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 ?

  • May 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2023InadequateSECRW
  • April 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • September 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • January 2017GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicester

Venetia House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 15 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 Venetia House

Venetia House is a 10-bed residential care home in Leicester, run by Blue Star Care Ltd. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Leicester, where the typical home has 25 beds.

CQC last rated the home in October 2023, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in May 2023, it was rated Requires improvement.

In Leicester, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Leicester. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.