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Alicia Nursing Home

Nursing home in Luton

Alicia Nursing Home

Nursing home in Luton

Operated by Apex Care Homes

CQC Requires improvement68 bedsNursingResidential
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address105-115 and 33-35 Marsh Road, Luton, LU3 2QG
Beds68

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About

Alicia Nursing Home in the Leagrave area of Luton provides nursing and residential care for adults with physical disabilities, dementia, learning disabilities and mental health needs, including younger adults under 65. The home has 68 registered beds across three floors, each with its own lounge and kitchenette. Bedrooms are single or shared, some with en suite facilities, and a passenger lift serves every floor. A day centre attached to the building runs weekday activities for residents and the local community, and meals can be adapted to include Asian and Afro-Caribbean dishes.

The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall in its 2025 report. Its safe, effective, caring and responsive key questions were also rated Requires Improvement, while well-led was rated Inadequate.

Care provided

Nursing
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

Facilities

Activities programme
Companion / double rooms
En-suite rooms
Hair salon
Lift
Minibus / outings
Multiple lounges
Physiotherapy

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Luton and Dunstable Hospital1.1 miles
Pub or bar100 m
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

908 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime35%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Other theft8%
Shoplifting8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Luton pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£823
2025£865

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Local health safety net

Alicia Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 1.1 miles away. The local GP practice is DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Luton and Dunstable Hospital · 1.1 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE · 0.3 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Luton

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Concern, Luton

Age Concern Luton provides a wide range of services to meet the different needs of older people and their carers in Luton. This includes home support, gardening service, a visiting scheme,…

0.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (200463)
Charity

Khidmat

Khidmat runs services for older people and carers mainly from Pakistani/Kashmiri communities. We run Wellbeing clubs for older people and provide information, advice and advocacy. We also have…

1.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1158330)
Charity

Harpenden Connect

Harpenden Connect is the charity set up to run a new volunteer operated hail and ride Harpenden Hopper community bus service, serving areas of the town with little or no commercial bus services. A…

5.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1172748)
Charity

The University of the Third Age ( Dunstable )

The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1079444)

Part of Apex Care Homes

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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