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Mental health care homes in Melton

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Melton has 3 mental health care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 1 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 2 Good and 1 Requires improvement. Leicestershire council paid on average £915 a week for a residential care place and £1,032 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Melton (10)

Melton at a glance

3on this list

Official rating
  • Good2
  • Requires improvement1
  • 67% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score7.6 / 10
  • Types of care67% offer dementia
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Melton on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

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3 mental health care homes in Melton

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Hunter's Lodge

Run by Hunters Lodge Retirement Home Limited

Church Lane, Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3LB
GoodCQC · Jun 2026
  • Residential
  • 36 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Hunter's Lodge provides specialist dementia and residential care for older people, with individual care plans based on each resident’s needs, routines, preferences and medical history. The home is registered without nursing and supports a broad range of care needs, including dementia, mental health and physical disabilities.

Residents can personalise their bedrooms and take part in activities and new experiences designed around ability and…

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Melton Place

Run by Partnerships in Care Limited

Warwick Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0RD
GoodCQC · Jan 2025
  • Nursing
  • 26 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities

Melton Place provides registered nursing care for older people, younger adults and people with mental health or physical disabilities. The home’s regulated scope establishes nursing provision for residents whose needs require support in a care-home setting.

Priory’s wider services include residential support, mental health care and specialist programmes, but branch-specific details for Melton Place are limited.

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The Amwell

Run by The Amwell Care Home Limited

Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0HN
Requires improvementCQC · Apr 2026
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 88 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

The Amwell provides residential, dementia and respite care in Melton Mowbray, with accommodation for up to 88 residents. Its purpose-built home includes en-suite rooms and landscaped gardens, alongside facilities for everyday activities and social time.

Care plans are tailored to each resident and reviewed every three months in-house or every six months formally, with updates when needs change.

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What to look for in mental health care homes

  1. Staff training

    Staff training and access to appropriate clinical or community support.

  2. Personalised recovery

    Personalised recovery, crisis and risk-management planning.

  3. Support for medication

    Support for medication, daily living and meaningful community activity.

Questions families ask

What should mental health care homes offer?

Residential mental health support varies widely in intensity and approach. Confirm that the home’s staff, environment and external clinical relationships match the person’s diagnosis, risks and recovery goals.

How many mental health care homes are there in Melton?

3 mental health care homes in Melton are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

How much does a care home cost in Melton?

Leicestershire council paid on average £915 a week for residential care and £1,032 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £1,769 and £1,464. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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