Residential care home · Leicestershire

Woodway House

11 Enderby Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4GD

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 4 months ago

Woodway House is a residential care home in Leicester in Leicestershire, run by Woodway Carers Limited. It has 32 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published May 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Leicestershire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 13 May 2026 Rated 4 months 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?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Leicestershire

Woodway House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 25 other homes in Leicestershire. Of the 150 rated care homes here, 82% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 3 (2%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (2%)
Good 97 (60%)
Good, with an area to improve 20 (12%)
Requires improvement 26 (16%)
Inadequate 1 (1%)
Not yet rated 11 (7%)

Half of Leicestershire's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

See all 161 care homes in Leicestershire →

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Key facts

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 32
Provider: Woodway Carers Limited
Registered manager: Ruth Shardlow
Registered with CQC since: 30 May 2013
Local authority: Leicestershire
CQC location ID: 1-654986380

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?