Which providers in Loughborough offer nursing care?

Twenty four nursing homes match this search, and each has a profile on Care Assura with registration details and the current CQC rating. One is rated Outstanding, fourteen Good, one Requires Improvement and eight have not yet been rated. Because a third of the list is unrated, filtering by rating alone would discard a good deal of what is available. Open the profiles and read the inspection reports wherever they exist.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation together with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, prompting medication and keeping the day in some kind of order. A nursing home provides all of that while being registered to keep a qualified nurse on the premises at every hour, which is what allows it to manage complex wound care, tube feeding, unstable long term conditions and care at the end of life. The dividing line is the registration category held with the regulator rather than the name above the door. The homes listed on this page are registered as nursing homes. If nursing input is not needed, a residential home may suit better and often costs less.

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Loughborough?

Ask how many qualified nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, and how much agency cover the home relies on. Ask what happens when a resident deteriorates suddenly, and how the home works with the local general practice and district nursing team. Ask what the weekly fee includes, whether the nursing element is billed separately, how often fees are reviewed and what notice applies. Ask to see the most recent inspection report and what has changed since it was written.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Loughborough?

Contact Leicestershire County Council and ask for an adult social care assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings or income. A hospital discharge team or a general practitioner can also make the referral where the person is already known to them. Where nursing needs are involved, ask at the same time whether an NHS continuing healthcare checklist should be completed.

Can Leicestershire County Council fund a nursing home placement in Loughborough?

It can, once a care needs assessment has established that a nursing home is the right setting and a financial assessment has examined capital and income. Where assets fall below the national threshold, the authority may meet all or part of the weekly fee, with a contribution drawn from pension and benefit income. Where the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare may meet the whole cost instead, and where it does not, a separate NHS contribution towards the nursing element can still apply. Ask which route is being considered before agreeing terms.

How far in advance should we start looking?

Earlier than the situation seems to demand. Starting while there is still slack in the timetable means homes can be visited unhurried, fees compared properly and a preferred room waited for. Assessments take time, funding decisions take more, and a sudden hospital discharge leaves room for none of it. Even a shortlist sketched out and set aside removes much of the pressure later.

Home Care in Loughborough

Loughborough has 25 CQC registered home care agencies. 14 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 9 have not yet been rated. 14 of the 25 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Loughborough at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Loughborough, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 19,200. Rising to 23,000 by 2035, up 19%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,200 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 5,000. Rising to 7,500 by 2035, up 52%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Leicestershire as a whole is 59%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed. 38 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 244 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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

Choosing a Nursing Home in Loughborough

Registration is the first thing to check

Registration is the thing to establish before anything else on this list, because a nursing home can do what a residential home cannot. Having a qualified nurse present at all hours is what allows a home to manage complex wound care, tube feeding, unstable long term conditions and end of life care without moving somebody out. If those needs are already present, or look likely soon, a home without that registration is not a genuine option however well it is rated.

What the ratings cover here

One of these homes is rated Outstanding and fourteen are rated Good, one has been told to improve, and eight have never been inspected since registration. That leaves a third of the list without published evidence, so the questions go to the manager directly: when did the service register, what contact has there been with the regulator since, and what else does the provider run elsewhere. Where a report does exist, the nursing specific sections are the ones worth reading closely.

What a visit ought to tell you

Visit at a busy hour rather than a quiet one and watch how staff speak to residents when they assume nobody is paying attention. Ask how many qualified nurses are on duty across the day and overnight, how agency use is handled, and what happens when a resident deteriorates suddenly. Ask how the home works with the local general practice and district nursing team, and how families are kept informed when something changes. Ask as well how long the registered manager has been in post and how settled the nursing team is.

Arranging and Funding Nursing Care in Loughborough

The assessment, and why it matters more here

A care needs assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings. The assessor looks at daily living, mobility, medication, memory and the level of supervision and clinical input required across a full day and night. That assessment is carried out by Leicestershire County Council Adult Social Care, which also decides what funded support a person qualifies for once needs have been established.

Two funding routes to understand

A financial assessment looks at capital and income, and above the national threshold a placement is normally funded privately, while below it the authority may meet part or all of the fee with a contribution from pension and benefit income. Alongside that sits NHS funding. Where the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the whole placement, and where it does not, a separate NHS contribution towards the nursing element may still apply. Ask which of these is being considered before any contract is signed.

Getting the fee in writing

Weekly rates differ between homes and the advertised figure rarely covers everything. Ask what the fee includes and what is billed on top, whether the nursing contribution is shown separately, how often rates are reviewed, and what notice each side must give.

25 home care in Loughborough

Assisted Medicare Services · 35 Chaveney Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8AB
Home care · Run by Assisted Medicare Services Limited
Assisted Medicare is a home care agency in Loughborough, supporting people in their own homes across Leicestershire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Pathways of Hope Midlands · Office 5, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1UQ
Home care · Run by Pathways of Hope Ltd
Pathways of Hope Midlands supports people in their own homes in Loughborough and across this part of Leicestershire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rosebuds Care · 50 Charles Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1NW
Home care · Run by Rosebuds Care Ltd
We are Rosebuds Care, and we support adults in their own homes in Loughborough and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bluebirdcare / & Ashby de-la Zouch. · Unit 5-6, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Marcha Solutions Ltd
Bluebirdcare in Loughborough and Ashby de la Zouch supports people in their own homes across this part of Leicestershire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DHC - Waterside Court · 1 Regent Wharf Place, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5BP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by DHC Midlands Ltd
We at DHC Waterside Court are proud to offer trusted home care in the heart of Loughborough, Leicestershire, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency, we believe...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark - Charnwood · Unit 14, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1JP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by R K S Domiciliary Care Ltd
At Caremark Charnwood, we provide home care to people living in Loughborough and across Leicestershire, supporting them to stay independent in the place they know best: their own home. We work with a wide range of people, including older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Shepshed Carers · 19-23 Field Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Shepshed Carers Limited
Shepshed Carers provides support to people in their own homes across Shepshed, Loughborough and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire. We work with older people, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Compassion Care Service · 38 Gray Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7GS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Compassion Care Service Limited
Compassion Care is a home care agency in Loughborough, supporting people in their own homes across Leicestershire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
SureCare Charnwood & Rushcliffe · Unit 23, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Woodcock Care Services Ltd
SureCare Charnwood and Rushcliffe provides home care to adults in Loughborough and the surrounding part of Leicestershire. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Apna Care (Registered Office) · Unit 29, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE
Home care · Run by Apna Care Ltd
Apna Care provides care to older people in their own homes across Loughborough and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire. Care that comes into somebody's home has to fit the household rather than the other way round. That means paying...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Red Apple Care · The Ashby Office 1, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3AB
Home care · Run by Red Apple Care Ltd
Red Apple Care provides support at home for people in Loughborough and across Leicestershire. Our visits range from a short call in the morning to several each day, and for some households longer periods of support. What we do and when we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Karen Burgin · Office Suite, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, LE12 6PG
Nursing home · Home care · Run by Karen Burgin Ltd
We at Karen Burgin offer dedicated nursing home care in the welcoming community of Loughborough, providing a place where compassion, clinical expertise, and comfort come together for every resident who walks through our doors. Set within...
Specialisms: Respite Care
Rutland House · The Ark Business Centre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1JP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Compassion & Care Limited
Rutland House provides support at home for people in Loughborough and the surrounding part of Leicestershire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Absolute Care Agency (EM) - Quorn · 64 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8BB
Home care · Run by Absolute Care Agency (EM) Limited
Absolute Care Agency in Quorn supports people in their own homes across this part of Leicestershire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DHC - Connaught House · Connaught House, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2EY
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by DHC Midlands Ltd
At DHC Connaught House, we provide home care support to people living in Loughborough and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Loughborough · 1 Oxford Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bluewood Recruitment Ltd
Here at Loughborough, we provide home care to people living in Loughborough and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire. Our work centres on supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with care that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
JaMax Homecare · 8 Lawrence Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5XZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JaMax Partnership
At JaMax Homecare, we provide care and support to people in their own homes across Loughborough and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire. We believe that staying in familiar surroundings makes an enormous difference to a person's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Primity Healthcare · Unit 11 Ark Business Centre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1JP
Home care · Run by Primity Healthcare Ltd
We provide care at home in Loughborough and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people living with sight or hearing loss and younger adults. Our work covers washing and dressing,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Right at Home · Unit 7, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1JP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Newcombe Home Care Services Limited
We at Right at Home Loughborough are proud to provide compassionate home care across Loughborough and the surrounding Leicestershire communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care, Charnwood & Melton Mowbray · Unit 4, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by A&J Assisted Living Ltd
At A&J Assisted Living, trading as Radfield Home Care Loughborough, Charnwood and Melton Mowbray, we provide home care to people across Loughborough and the wider Leicestershire area. Our focus is straightforward: helping people live well...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Allure staffing solutions · Unit 4, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1JP
Home care · Run by Allure Staffing Solutions Limited
We at Allure Staffing Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Loughborough and the wider Leicestershire area, supporting individuals who wish to remain living independently in the comfort of their own homes. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
39 Carnation Road · 39 Carnation Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2UU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ridge View Supported Living Limited
We at 39 Carnation Road are proud to offer specialist home care across Loughborough and the wider Leicestershire area, supporting adults to live confidently and comfortably in a place that feels truly their own. Our approach is personal,...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Home Instead Senior Care · 54 Church Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1UE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Johnson James Care Limited
At Home Instead Senior Care in Loughborough, we support people to live well in the place they know best — their own home. We work with older adults, people living with dementia, those with visual or hearing impairments, and younger adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Tru Homecare · 1 Queen Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9RZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Trinity Towers Limited
We at Tru Homecare are proud to provide trusted home care across Loughborough and the surrounding communities of Leicestershire, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Action Deafness · Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Action Deafness
We provide care and support at home around Loughborough for Deaf people and people with hearing or sight loss, working with older people and younger adults. Our work exists because ordinary care often goes wrong for Deaf people in ways...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Leicestershire agencies publish a rate.	£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What Leicestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£25.92 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Absolute Care Agency (EM) Limited - Quorn, 29 March 2026, Not yet rated
A&J Assisted Living T/A Radfield Home Care Loughborough, Charnwood & Melton Mowbray, 27 March 2026, Outstanding
JaMax Homecare, 10 November 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Action Deafness, 31 May 2019, Good
Tru Homecare, 25 June 2019, Good
Rutland House, 4 September 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Loughborough

How many home care agencies are there in Loughborough?

Loughborough has 25 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 14 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 9 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Loughborough?

Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Leicestershire agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Loughborough were inspected most recently?

Absolute Care Agency (EM) Limited - Quorn (29 March 2026), A&J Assisted Living T/A Radfield Home Care Loughborough, Charnwood & Melton Mowbray (27 March 2026) and JaMax Homecare (10 November 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.