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Gilburn
Residential Care
26 July 2024
Dignus Healthcare Limited
8 beds
About Gilburn
Gilburn is a residential care home in Leicestershire, offering accommodation and personal care for people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.
Gilburn is a residential care home in Leicestershire providing accommodation and personal care for up to 8 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Five people were living there when the CQC assessed the service, which is now rated Good overall.
The assessment followed concerns from partner agencies about safety and staffing, but inspectors found significant improvement since the last inspection. Previous breaches around governance and staffing had been resolved, with enough skilled staff in place and a new registered manager embedding safer systems. People received kind, personalised support and were encouraged towards independence and meaningful activities.
Source: CQC assessment, 19 November 2024
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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
- 8 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · LE12 9BS
Registered care categories
Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; 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: .
Assessment published 19 November 2024. Assessment date recorded: 26 July 2024.
Read CQC's assessment overview
The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 19 November 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.
Gilburn is a residential care home providing the regulated activity of accommodation and personal care to up to 8 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. At the time of our inspection 5 people were using the service. We assessed this service on 12th, 14th and 15th August 2024. The assessment was undertaken due to concerns received from partner agencies about people’s safety and concerns around staffing. We assessed all quality statements across all the domains. Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people. During this assessment we found significant improvements had been made to practice and culture of the service since the last inspection. At the last inspection we identified a breach of Regulation 17 (Good Governance) of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. A new registered manager was now in place who had implemented and embedded systems and processes at the service to ensure safe care and treatment was provided. Enough improvements had been made at this assessment and the service was no longer in breach. At the last inspection we identified breaches of Regulation 18 (Staffing) of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. During this assessment we found enough suitably trained and skilled staff available to provide the care and support people living at the service required. Staff reported feeling happy and well supported to work at the service. Enough improvements had been made at this assessment and the service was no longer in breach.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
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5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit
When visiting Gilburn, consider asking...
- 1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
- 2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
- 3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
- 4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
- 5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?
5 Things to Look For on Your Visit
When you visit Gilburn, look out for...
- 1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
- 2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
- 3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
- 4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
- 5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?
Could the NHS fund Gilburn'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.
Location
53 Ashby Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9BS

Gilburn
CQC overall rating
Assessment date: 26 July 2024
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