How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Leamington Spa?

Contact the adult social care team at Warwickshire County Council and explain what has become difficult or unsafe at home. The assessment is free and is not means tested, although the financial assessment that follows does consider income and capital. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can make the referral on your behalf if that is easier. If you provide unpaid care, ask for a carer assessment at the same time, as it is a separate entitlement.

Can Warwickshire County Council fund a care home placement in Leamington Spa?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows the person qualifies for help with the fee. Income and capital are both taken into account, and in most permanent placements the value of a property forms part of that calculation. The council pays up to its own rate, so a home charging above it may require a third party top up. Ask for the decision and the agreed contribution in writing before accepting a place.

Which providers in Leamington Spa offer residential care?

Fifteen residential care homes in Leamington Spa are listed on this page. Thirteen hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, including Fourways, Albemarle Rest Home, James Hirons Care Home and Cherry Tree Lodge. The remaining two are currently marked Requires Improvement. Vacancies change from week to week, so open the profiles that interest you and contact each home about what it has available.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, mobility and medication. A nursing home provides that same personal care with a registered nurse on duty at all hours, which is what clinical needs require. All fifteen providers listed on this page are registered as residential care homes rather than nursing homes. If the care needs assessment identifies a nursing need, look at nursing registered homes instead.

How far in advance should we start looking for a care home in Leamington Spa?

Start as soon as a move looks likely rather than waiting for a crisis to settle the question. Assessments and funding decisions take time, and the homes families prefer often keep waiting lists. Allowing a few weeks lets you visit shortlisted homes more than once and at different times of day. If a hospital discharge is approaching, the discharge team can arrange interim support while a permanent place is found.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Leamington Spa?

Ask how many staff are on duty overnight and at weekends, and how long the current team has worked there. Ask who writes and reviews the care plan, and how families are contacted when circumstances change. Ask to see the room that is genuinely available rather than a show room, and watch how residents are spending the afternoon. Then ask for the most recent inspection report and what has been put right since.

Care Homes in Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa has 15 CQC registered care homes. 13 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 10 of the 15 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Leamington Spa at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Leamington Spa, to help you judge the options below.

Warwickshire County Council pays, residential care: £916 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579, median £1,398
Care home beds filled across Warwickshire: 91%. The 12 month average is 89%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 81. Warwickshire average is 78.
People aged 75 and over: 16,100. Rising to 18,300 by 2035, up 14%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 62 beds.
Who pays, across Warwickshire (estimate): 43% council, 39% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,100. Rising to 2,600 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 4,500. Rising to 6,600 by 2035, up 48%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Southfields, 57 Lillington Road, Leamington Spa. Application for a 58 bed care home. Submitted 3 December 2025. Approved 16 September 2026. (2.6 miles away)

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Arranging and funding a care home place in Leamington Spa

The assessment of need and the assessment of means are separate exercises, and both take longer than most families expect. Beginning them early is the single most useful step you can take.

The care needs assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, free of charge and whatever their income or capital. Warwickshire County Council is responsible for carrying it out and for the financial assessment that follows where funded support may apply. Anyone providing unpaid care has a separate right to a carer assessment of their own. The support plan produced at the end describes the level of care considered necessary, and a home will ask to see it before confirming a place.

Where public funding fits

The financial assessment looks at income and capital, and in most permanent placements the value of a property counts once the relevant disregards have been applied. Where the council contributes, it pays up to its own agreed rate, so a home charging above that will usually need a top up from a relative or another third party. If the need is chiefly clinical, ask whether continuing healthcare funding has been assessed, since that decision is taken through the health service.

Fees and the extras

Weekly rates vary with the room, its size and outlook, and the amount of personal support involved. Ask for the figure in writing and establish exactly what falls outside it, because hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments, newspapers and certain activities are commonly billed separately. Ask what notice is given of an increase, and what happens if assessed needs rise after a move.

Choosing the right home in Leamington Spa and what to look for

With fifteen homes and a narrow spread of ratings, the choosing has to be done on the ground rather than on paper.

Reading past a common rating

The thirteen homes rated Good include Fourways, Albemarle Rest Home, James Hirons Care Home, Homewood, Cherry Tree Lodge and Burgess Care. Two are marked Requires Improvement. Two homes can share a rating while one was praised for how it supports people living with dementia and the other for its food or its activities, and only the report tells you which. Check the date of each inspection as well, since a report from some years ago may describe a home that has since changed hands.

What a visit reveals

Go when the home is busy rather than at its quietest, and return unannounced if you can. Watch whether staff speak with residents or merely about them, whether people are occupied, how long a call bell sounds, and how the place feels in the late afternoon when staffing is thinnest.

Questions worth asking directly

Ask how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover is used, since stability shows up in everything else. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how families are told when something changes. Ask how a new resident is supported through the first fortnight after moving in.

15 care homes in Leamington Spa

Cherry Tree Lodge · 1 Gleave Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2JS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Runwood Homes Limited
Cherry Tree Lodge is a residential care home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Jubilee House Care Home · Jubilee House, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 3JY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Berkley Care (Jubilee House) Limited
Jubilee House Care Home is in Leamington Spa, providing residential care for older people from across Warwickshire, including many residents living with dementia. Respite stays are available too. What we are trying to run is a household...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Fourways · Mason Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7PE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WCS Care Group Limited
We are Fourways, a residential care home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with a mental health condition, people with a physical disability and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Albemarle Rest Home · 50 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6JW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Albemarle Rest Home Ltd
Albemarle Rest Home is a residential care home in Leamington Spa. We are home to older people who need support with daily life, including many living with dementia, and we welcome people for respite stays, whether to recover after illness...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hancox Close · 7-8 Hancox Close, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV33 9GD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Hancox Close is a residential care home in Leamington Spa supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults, alongside older people who need residential care. Our approach does not change from one...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Burgess Care · Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Burgess Care Limited
Burgess Care is a residential care home in Leamington Spa. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. This is a house run with the people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Arden House · 18-20 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5QT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Greensleeves Homes Trust
Arden House is a residential care home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with sight or hearing loss and people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Turning Point - Russell Terrace · 52 Russell Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Russell Terrace is a residential care home in Leamington Spa, run by Turning Point, supporting older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability and autistic people. We think of ourselves as a household rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
James Hirons Care Home · 53 Lillington Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by James Hirons
James Hirons is a residential care home in Leamington Spa for older people who need help with daily living. We support people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Sycamores · Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1PB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by WCS Care Group Limited
Sycamores is a residential care home in Leamington Spa. We support older people and younger adults with a wide range of needs, including dementia, learning disability and autism, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and loss of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Turning Point - Marloes Walk · 14 Marloes Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Turning Point at Marloes Walk is a residential care home in Leamington Spa. We support adults, including younger adults, who have a learning disability or autism and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays as well as...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Valley Road · 151 Valley Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7RX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heart of England Mencap
Valley Road is a residential care home in Leamington Spa supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with a physical disability, and people who have sight or hearing loss, along with older people who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Homewood · 40 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6JF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
Homewood is a residential care home in Leamington Spa, offering older people and younger adults a comfortable place to live with support always close at hand. We try to keep the feel of a household rather than an institution, with days led...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
People in Action - Milverton Terrace · 4 Milverton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5BA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by People in Action
Here at People in Action Milverton Terrace, we are a care home based in the heart of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and we are proud to support a wide range of people within our warm and welcoming community. We offer residential and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Clarendon Manor · 37-41 Golf Lane, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2PZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Clarendon Manor Limited
Clarendon Manor is a residential care home in Leamington Spa. We care for older people who need help with daily living, including many people living with dementia, and we also support younger adults where we are confident we can meet their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Warwickshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care West Midlands figure, because too few Warwickshire homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398.	£916	£1,219 to £1,579
Nursing care West Midlands figure, because too few Warwickshire homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,646.	£1,030	£1,460 to £1,936
Residential dementia care West Midlands figure, because too few Warwickshire homes publish this price. 23 homes. Median £1,484.	Not published separately	£1,375 to £1,681
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Warwickshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Valley Road, 8 July 2026, Good
Arden House, 26 February 2026, Requires improvement
Jubilee House Care Home, 28 August 2024, Good

Longest since a report

People in Action - Milverton Terrace, 4 February 2020, Good
Hancox Close, 16 April 2020, Good
Fourways, 20 July 2021, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Leamington Spa

How many care homes are there in Leamington Spa?

Leamington Spa has 15 CQC registered care homes: 13 Good, 2 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Leamington Spa?

Warwickshire County Council pays an average of £916 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579 a week. West Midlands figure, because too few Warwickshire homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Leamington Spa were inspected most recently?

Valley Road (8 July 2026), Arden House (26 February 2026) and Jubilee House Care Home (28 August 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.