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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Welford Court 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%).
Welford Court is an independent 14-bed residential care home in Leicester, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Leicester, where the typical home has 25 beds.
Across Leicester, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 95% of homes in Leicester also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2023. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
