Dementia Care Home

Evington Hom groact road e

Grocot Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6AL

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
74/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff82 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”78%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds30
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities
  • Last inspected2018-11-22

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Families describe finding a warm atmosphere here, with staff who take time to chat and structured activities that keep days interesting. The option of spiritual care adds another layer of support for those who want it.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth82
  • Compassion & dignity90
  • Cleanliness72
  • Activities & engagement72
  • Food quality68
  • Healthcare72
  • Management & leadership78
  • Resident happiness78
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2018-11-22

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The home was rated Good for Safe at its October 2025 assessment. This covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, and how the home responds when things go wrong. The published summary does not include specific detail about staffing ratios, night cover, or how incidents and falls are logged and reviewed. A Good rating indicates inspectors found no significant concerns in this domain.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The home was rated Good for Effective at its October 2025 assessment. This domain covers how well the home uses information about your parent to deliver care that actually works for them, including care plan quality, dementia training, nutrition, and healthcare access. The published summary does not provide specific examples of care plan content, GP visiting frequency, or dementia training curricula. The Good rating indicates inspectors found acceptable standards across these areas.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The home was rated Outstanding for Caring at its October 2025 assessment. This is the highest rating available and indicates inspectors found compelling, specific evidence of staff warmth, dignity, and genuine respect for residents as individuals. Outstanding is awarded in fewer than one in ten care home inspections nationally. The published summary does not include the narrative detail that would describe exactly what inspectors observed, but the rating itself is a meaningful finding. The home's specialisms include dementia and mental health conditions, making the quality of interpersonal care particularly important.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The home was rated Good for Responsive at its October 2025 assessment. This domain covers whether the home treats your parent as an individual, whether activities are meaningful and varied, and whether complaints and end-of-life needs are handled well. The home lists dementia as a specialism alongside mental health conditions and physical disabilities, which makes the responsiveness of the programme to diverse needs particularly relevant. The published summary does not include specific examples of activities, individual engagement, or how the home supports people who cannot join group sessions.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    The home was rated Good for Well-led at its October 2025 assessment. The registered manager is Mrs Dipika Badar-Ud-Din, and the nominated individual is Mrs Maureen Mary Sim. A Good Well-led rating indicates that governance systems, oversight, and the management culture were found to be adequate at the time of inspection. The published summary does not include specific detail about management visibility, staff empowerment, or how the home handles concerns raised by families. This is the home's first recorded inspection with domain-level ratings.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home supports people over 65 with dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities. As a home experienced in dementia care, Evington Home provides the specialised support that helps residents feel secure and valued through their journey. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

74/ 100

DCC Family Score

Evington Home scores well above average, driven by an Outstanding rating for Caring, which reflects strong evidence of staff warmth and dignity in practice. The remaining domains are rated Good, though the published inspection text provides limited specific detail to score them higher with confidence.

Homes in East Midlands typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe finding a warm atmosphere here, with staff who take time to chat and structured activities that keep days interesting. The option of spiritual care adds another layer of support for those who want it.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Staff here seem to strike the right balance between friendliness and professionalism. Families mention feeling confident in the team's competence across different aspects of care.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

It's worth visiting to get a feel for whether this traditional approach to care feels right for your family.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Evington Home, run by Pilgrims' Friend Society on Grocot Road in Leicester, was assessed in October 2025 and rated Good overall, with an Outstanding rating for Caring. That Outstanding rating is the standout finding: inspectors only award it when they find clear, specific evidence that staff treat people with genuine warmth and respect, well beyond routine compliance. The remaining four domains, Safe, Effective, Responsive, and Well-led, were all rated Good. The home supports up to 30 people and specialises in dementia, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities alongside general care for older adults. The main limitation of this report for families is that the published summary is brief and does not include the detailed narrative that would let us verify specific practices such as night staffing ratios, agency cover, dementia-environment design, or how families are kept informed. The Outstanding Caring rating is a strong positive signal, but before making a decision, visit the home and ask the manager to show you the actual staffing rota from last week, including night shifts and the split between permanent and agency staff. Also ask how the team specifically supports residents with dementia when they become distressed, as the answer will tell you a great deal about how that Outstanding rating translates into daily life for your parent.

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In Their Own Words

How Evington Hom groact road e describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Evington Hom groact road e says about itself

Where kindness meets old-fashioned values in Leicester

Residential home in Leicester: True Peace of Mind

Sometimes the best care homes aren't the newest or flashiest buildings. Evington Home in Leicester proves that what really matters is how people are treated. This Pilgrims' Friend Society home has been welcoming residents who need support with dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities for years.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home supports people over 65 with dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities.

    How they describe their dementia care

    As a home experienced in dementia care, Evington Home provides the specialised support that helps residents feel secure and valued through their journey.

    “It's worth visiting to get a feel for whether this traditional approach to care feels right for your family.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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