Residential care home · North Northamptonshire

Freestones Residential Care Home

85 Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TY

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 8 months ago
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Freestones Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Wellingborough, run by Mrs Claire Louise Davidson & Mr Karl James Davidson. It has 20 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in December 2025, and Requires improvement in all five key questions. Across North Northamptonshire, 83% of the 105 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 23 December 2025 Rated 8 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • 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 North Northamptonshire

Freestones Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 17 other homes in North Northamptonshire. Of the 105 rated care homes here, 83% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 66 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 18 (17%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

Half of North Northamptonshire's ratings are more than 3.7 years old. How tiers work

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