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Rated:GoodNursing

The Ashton Care Home

John Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1UY

01455233350

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

15 March 2023

Provider

Hinckley Care Limited

Beds

72 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 19 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 14 are the same and 5 are lower.

7 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementNov 2015
GoodOct 2016
Requires ImprovementJan 2019
GoodApr 2020
InadequateDec 2020
InadequateFeb 2021
InadequateJun 2021
Requires ImprovementFeb 2022
GoodApr 2022
GoodMay 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2022. CQC has rated this home 10 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Hinckley Care Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the East Midlands: £958 a week for residential care and £1,250 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About The Ashton Care Home

The Ashton Care Home brings together professional nursing care and a genuine sense of warmth in the Leicestershire countryside, offering families the reassurance of a Good CQC rating alongside a place that truly feels like home. If you are looking for a care setting where your loved one will be known, valued, and well looked after, this is a home worth getting to know.

This residential and nursing care home supports up to 77 older people, including those living with dementia. At inspection, 41 people were using the service, which operates across three floors with adapted facilities. The home had effective systems for monitoring and improving care quality, with managers described as accessible and supportive to staff, residents and relatives.

There were robust systems for engaging people and stakeholders in service planning.

However, improvements were required in hygiene standards and infection prevention and control practices. Minor issues were identified in how staff managed medicines prescribed on an as-needed basis. Staff did not always support people to have maximum choice and control over their lives in the least restrictive way possible, and the home's policies and systems did not fully support this practice.

Source: CQC inspection report, 4 May 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 72 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LE10 1UY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; 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: Good.

Rating report published 4 May 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 15 March 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 15 April 2022: Good
CaringPublished 15 April 2022: Good
ResponsivePublished 15 April 2022: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read The Ashton 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 The Ashton 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 The Ashton 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 The Ashton 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