Thistley Lodge

40 Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6AA

01926435045

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

27 June 2019

Provider

Rethink Mental Illness

Beds

8 beds

Rating history

GoodDec 2015
GoodJan 2018
InadequateApr 2019
Requires ImprovementAug 2019

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2019. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Rethink Mental Illness, which runs 16 care homes in England: 11 rated Good and 5 Requires Improvement.

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.
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 Thistley Lodge

Thistley Lodge is a nursing care home in Warwickshire, offering a setting where residents can feel genuinely at home. The team there understands how much it matters to families to find a place that feels caring and attentive, not just functional. Warwickshire provides a pleasant surrounding area, and the home aims to bring a sense of warmth and familiarity to everyday life for those in its care.

Thistley Lodge provides nursing and personal care for up to eight people with diagnosed mental health conditions. During inspection, five people were living at the home across two floors, with communal lounge and dining areas on the ground floor. Bedrooms are not ensuite, with communal bathrooms located on each floor.

A new registered manager had taken post in February 2019. The provider had begun implementing improvements to internal audit systems, with quality assurance teams conducting audits to strengthen oversight and quality control.

Source: CQC inspection report, 10 August 2019

Specialist Care

Mental health

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 8 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CV32 6AA

Registered care categories

Mental health conditions.

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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 10 August 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 27 June 2019.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

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

Read Thistley Lodge'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 Thistley Lodge, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Thistley Lodge, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Thistley Lodge'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