Nursing Homes in Coalville

Coalville has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. All 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

What nursing care in Coalville involves and what to look for

The difference nursing registration makes is that nobody has to be moved when their health changes, which is precisely the upheaval most families are trying to avoid repeating. A nursing home must keep a qualified nurse on the premises at all times, and that allows it to manage complex wound care, feeding difficulties, unstable long term conditions and end of life care in one place. What it does not tell you is how many nurses are on shift or how often the rota depends on agency cover.

Where the three homes stand on inspection

Parkmanor Care Home and Coalville Nursing Home both hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission. The Meadows Care Home is rated Requires Improvement, which describes the home at its most recent inspection rather than permanently, and the report sets out exactly what inspectors wanted put right. That hands you a precise list of things to raise, along with the question of what has changed since and what evidence there is for it.

What to establish in person

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and how frequently those shifts are filled by agency staff. Ask how the home works with district nurses, the resident's own doctor and hospital teams, and what happens when somebody deteriorates during the night. Ask about pressure care, help with eating and drinking, and how the home approaches end of life care.

Getting an assessment and sorting out the funding

The care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free and open to anybody who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings, and it remains the right first step even where a family is certain it will pay privately. It is arranged through the Leicestershire County Council social care team, the body responsible for adult social care and funded support in this area, and it produces a written account of what the person needs. A separate financial assessment then examines capital and income, and requesting both together avoids running them end to end.

The routes to paying

Above the national capital threshold a placement is privately funded. Below it the council contributes on a means tested basis, with the resident paying an assessed amount from income while keeping a protected personal allowance. Nursing care adds another route, because continuing healthcare funding is decided by the health service and can cover a placement in full where somebody meets the criteria. A separate contribution is also paid towards registered nursing input, so ask how any quoted fee is made up.

Cost in context

Weekly fees differ between these homes according to the nursing involved and the type of room, and nursing care generally costs more than residential care. No single local figure applies, so ask in writing what a fee covers, what sits outside it and how often it is reviewed. Confirm current fees and availability with each provider through its profile here.

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