Melton Short Breaks Service
- Care home
- 6 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
28 of 148
rated care homes in Leicestershire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Melton Short Breaks Service: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in March 2024, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Melton Place (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Mar Lodge (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Wilton Manor Not yet rated, 0.2 miles away
- RI The Amwell Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Melton Place Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Mar Lodge Good, 0.6 miles away
- RI Broadoak Grange Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 16 March 2024. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Melton Short Breaks Service is a residential care home providing personal care to autistic people and people with a learning disability, physical disability, sensory Impairment and to younger Adults. Melton Short Breaks service is registered to accommodate up to 6 people at any one time in an adapted building. At the time of our inspection 5 people were staying at the service but they supported 42 people who accessed the service for short breaks at various times throughout the year.
What inspectors found
Right Support: Medicines were not always managed safely and there had been a number of medicine errors. People's records sometimes contained conflicting information about their care needs. Not all staff had up to date training.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People were not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff did not always support them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service did not support this practice.
Right Care: The service was caring. Feedback from relatives was positive. They felt their loved ones were well cared for and enjoyed staying at Melton Short Breaks Service.
Right Culture: There was a lack of leadership within the service. This had allowed a culture of some poor practices to develop and continue. Staff felt they could not challenge leaders, even when they knew best practice was not being followed. Staff reported issues were not dealt with correctly.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 16 March 2024. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 16 March 2024. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 16 March 2024. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 16 March 2024. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Claire Elliott
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 16 March 2024. 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
- Leicestershire County Council
- Ownership type
- Organisation
Leicestershire County Council runs 7 services, all in the East Midlands. 6 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Leicestershire County Council
- G Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service Good. Care home, Leicestershire
- G Charnwood Supported Living Service Good. Home care, Leicestershire
- G Homecare Assessment and Reablement Team (HART) Leicestershire Good. Home care, Leicestershire
- G Melton Supported Living Service Good. Home care, Leicestershire
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 Melton Short Breaks Service provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Melton Short Breaks Service as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Melton Short Breaks Service have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at Melton Short Breaks Service.
- When was Melton Short Breaks Service last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Melton Short Breaks Service was published on 16 March 2024.
- Who runs Melton Short Breaks Service?
- Melton Short Breaks Service is run by Leicestershire County Council. It runs 7 services, all in the East Midlands.
- What is Melton Short Breaks Service's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 16 March 2024.
Contact
- Phone
- 0116 305 5652
- Address
- 21 Victor Avenue, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0GG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Melton Place (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Mar Lodge (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Wilton Manor Not yet rated, 0.2 miles away
- RI The Amwell Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Melton Place Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Mar Lodge Good, 0.6 miles away
- RI Broadoak Grange Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away