Aspen Manor Care Home

Barleythorpe Road, Oakham, LE15 6GL

01572494770

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

6 June 2024

Provider

Alysia Caring (Aspen Manor) Ltd

Beds

80 beds

About Aspen Manor Care Home

Aspen Manor Care Home is a residential care home in Rutland, providing personal care and support for older people. Details of the most recent CQC assessment are set out below.

Aspen Manor Care Home provides personal care and support for older people. The CQC assessed the service after concerns were raised and to follow up on earlier enforcement action, finding that previous breaches had now been resolved and the home was meeting expectations overall.

Inspectors found a positive safety culture, with improved risk management, staff training and oversight of quality. People said they felt safe and spoke well of caring, responsive staff. Medicines were managed safely, the environment was clean and well-maintained, and people were supported to make decisions and stay connected with their local community.

Source: CQC assessment, 18 September 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

Shared amenities include a cinema, library and bistro.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 80 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LE15 6GL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 18 September 2024. Assessment date recorded: 6 June 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 18 September 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

The assessment of Aspen Manor Care Home commenced on 2 July and ended on 5 August, which included visiting the service on 4 and 9 July 2024. We undertook the assessment in response to concerns raised, and to follow up on enforcement action taken following the previous inspection. The service had made improvements and are no longer in breach of regulations. There was a proactive and positive culture of safety, based on learning from, safeguarding concerns, incidents and the analysis of data, underpinned by improvements in the assessment and mitigation of risk. Partnership working with external health care professionals had improved, as had systems and processes to support the effective sharing of information across the staff team. Oversight, governance and monitoring of the quality of the service had improved, supported by analysis of data and the development of action plans to drive improvement. Staff benefited from ongoing training, supervision and support. Staff spoke positively of the leadership of the service and the approachability and inclusivity offered by the management team.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Aspen Manor Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Aspen Manor Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Aspen Manor Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Aspen Manor Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees