Residential care home · Leicestershire

Westfield House

42-44 Westfield Drive, Loughborough, LE11 3QL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 October 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2023InadequateSECRW
  • April 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2021GoodSECRW
  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • July 2017GoodSECRW
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  • June 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Westfield House is in the Good tier ?, with 94 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%)

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  • The Hall
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  • Aarons Specialist Unit
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Westfield House in brief

Westfield House is an independent 31-bed residential care home in Loughborough, Leicestershire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 82% of homes in Leicestershire also score 5. Across Leicestershire, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Inadequate in December 2023. Ratings in Leicestershire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “infection prevention and control” (some shortfalls).