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Care homes near Leicester Royal Infirmary, City of Leicester – page 2

125 homes within 10 miles

There are 125 care homes within 10 miles of Leicester Royal Infirmary, nearest first. 87 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 13 offer nursing care and 36 dementia care. The closest, Havelock Four Home, is 0.1 miles away; 35 are within 2 miles.

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London Road Specialist Nursing Home

Care homes near Leicester Royal Infirmary (125)

Nearest first · straight-line distance from the hospital

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About Leicester Royal Infirmary

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW
Phone
Switchboard: 0300 303 1573, a 24-hour service. Source
Urgent care
A&E department open 24 hours a day, every day. Source

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Leicester Royal Infirmary is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
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Overall rating for this site, report published June 2024. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
59.4%
September 2026, 24,152 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Services for older people at Leicester Royal Infirmary

  • Acute Frailty UnitBalmoral, level oneAcute frailty unit run by the geriatric medicine department on level one of the Balmoral building. Source
  • Geriatric medicine wardWindsor, level fiveWard 31 is a geriatric medicine ward on level five of the Windsor building. Source
  • Stroke wardsInpatient stroke care is on wards 25 and 26, with an admission and assessment area on ward 25. Source
  • Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)PALS acts as a bridge between patients and healthcare providers. Freephone: 0808 178 8337. Source

Getting there and visiting

  • Buses and trainsThe hospital hopper electric shuttle links Leicester Royal Infirmary with Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital, and leicester railway station is among its stops. Source
  • Buses and trainsThe Park and Ride service from Enderby stops at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Source
  • ParkingBlue Badge holders park for free when visiting for an appointment; other car parking is charged. Source
  • VisitingUp to two visitors at a time on the ward pages checked; check visiting times with the ward before visiting. Source

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Questions about care homes near Leicester Royal Infirmary

How many care homes are near Leicester Royal Infirmary?

There are 125 care homes within 10 miles of Leicester Royal Infirmary listed on AskBart, 97 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Leicester Royal Infirmary?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are Hazelbrook Care Home (1.5 miles), London Road Specialist Nursing Home (1.6 miles), Harley Grange Nursing Home (1.7 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Leicester Royal Infirmary?

Yes. 36 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is Abberdale Ltd t/a Abberdale House, 0.9 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Leicester Royal Infirmary to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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