Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Crescent House

3 The Crescent, Northampton, NN1 4SB

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 months ago

Crescent House is a residential care home in Northampton in West Northamptonshire, run by Crescent Home Limited. It is registered for up to 40 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 70% of care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 4 March 2026 Rated 6 months ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in West Northamptonshire

Crescent House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire. Of the 96 rated care homes here, 70% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 11 (11%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (3%)
Good 43 (42%)
Good, with an area to improve 10 (10%)
Requires improvement 28 (27%)
Inadequate 1 (1%)
Not yet rated 6 (6%)

Half of West Northamptonshire's ratings are more than 3.2 years old. How tiers work

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Key facts

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 40
Provider: Crescent Home Limited
Registered manager: Rebekah Wood
Registered with CQC since: 6 December 2010
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
CQC location ID: 1-136097178

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Physical disability
Sensory impairment

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?