Herons Lodge
138 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HF · Leicestershire · East Midlands
10 beds · operated by Mentaur Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (2 Feb 2024), the rating is 2 years old, and 2 of this operator's 10 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement2 Feb 2024
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 2 Feb 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 10 of Mentaur Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Effective | Good | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 2 Feb 2024 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 10 other locations
Other active services registered to Mentaur Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Burghley | Good20 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old | North Northamptonshire |
| Highfield | Requires improvement4 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| Holly Tree Lodge | Good26 Sep 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Bedford |
| Lavanda Villa | Good17 Nov 2023 | Bedford |
| Lotus House | Good11 May 2026 | Bedford |
| Mentaur Support Services Division | Not yet rated | Bedford |
| Rushwell House | Good28 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | North Northamptonshire |
| Stoke House | Good31 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| The Berkeley | Requires improvement17 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| Wilton House | Good21 Jan 2026 | West Northamptonshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 13 Jan 2011
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Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.