Fernleigh Care Home
- Care home
- 27 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Leicestershire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
28 of 148
rated care homes in Leicestershire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Fernleigh Care Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in November 2021, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ashby Court Care Home (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Lyndhurst Lodge Residential Home Limited (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ashby Court Care Home Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Lyndhurst Lodge Residential Home Limited Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Oakleigh Residential Home Limited Good, 2.4 miles away
- G Woodville Residential Care Home Good, 3.3 miles away
- G Overseal Residential Care Home Good, 3.5 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 23 February 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Fernleigh Care Home is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care to 24 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 27 people accommodated over three floors.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice. The service supported people to receive visits in a variety of ways. These included visits within the service, via virtual means and within a visiting pod. Visitors were screened for symptoms of COVID-19 and evidenced a negative Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test prior to the prior to the visit taking place, they were also provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Essential caregivers were supported to provide continuity of care to people. Their support was valued by the staff team.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 6 November 2021. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 6 November 2021. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Louise Clarke
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 23 February 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Avvsim Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06329727 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Leicestershire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Leicestershire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0116 305 0004, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Leicestershire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Fernleigh Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Fernleigh Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Fernleigh Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 27 beds at Fernleigh Care Home.
- When was Fernleigh Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Fernleigh Care Home was published on 6 November 2021.
- Who runs Fernleigh Care Home?
- Fernleigh Care Home is run by Avvsim Care Limited.
- What is Fernleigh Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 6 November 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 01530 414755
- Address
- 37 Tamworth Road, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2PW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ashby Court Care Home (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Lyndhurst Lodge Residential Home Limited (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ashby Court Care Home Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Lyndhurst Lodge Residential Home Limited Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Oakleigh Residential Home Limited Good, 2.4 miles away
- G Woodville Residential Care Home Good, 3.3 miles away
- G Overseal Residential Care Home Good, 3.5 miles away