Simmins Crescent Care Home

Address: 2-6 Simmins Crescent, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, LE2 9AH

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Telephone: 01162781152

Fax: 01162781152

Information on quality ratings
CQC stopped running a programme of inspections to award or review quality ratings ('star ratings') on 30 June 2010.

Final rating awarded on 27/07/2009 :   Excellent

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Provider website: www.vistablind.org.uk

Brief description

Simmins Crescent is a care home for 15 people with learning disabilities who cannot see very well.
Some people who live there also need help because they have difficulty walking or moving around.
 
There are 3 bungalows and 5 people live in each bungalow.

Each bungalow has its own lounge, dining room, kitchen, laundry and bathroom. All the rooms are on the same level so it is easy to get around.
The bathroom in one bungalow has a special bath for people who find it difficult to move without staff support.

 
Each person has their own bedroom. Each bedroom has a bathroom with a shower, toilet and washbasin.
 
There is separte bungalow where people can do things like draw and paint.

There is a sensory room in this bungalow. In the sensory room people can listen to music and sounds, look at coloured lights and touch different things.
This bungalow is also used for meetings by the people who live and work at Simmins Crescent.

 
Each bungalow has its own small garden. There is also a large garden for everyone who lives at Simmins Crescent to use.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

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Service details

Type of establishment: Care Home

Type of service(s): Care home only

Total capacity: 15 places

Type(s) of care (with number of places): learning disability (15 places)
sensory impairment (15 places)

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Voluntary

Registration date: 9/11/1995

Provider(s): VISTA

Manager(s): Mr Peter Kazakevics

Other Details

Care Quality Commission helpline: 03000 616161

enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Council: Leicester City