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Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Highfield

50 Abington Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4PA

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 years ago
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Highfield is a residential care home in Northampton in West Northamptonshire, run by Mentaur Limited. It is registered for up to 6 residents and supports younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2018, 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. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 28 March 2018 Rated 8 years 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

Older rating. Published 28 March 2018, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in West Northamptonshire

Highfield 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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The provider's other homes

Mentaur Limited runs 10 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Stoke House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DL · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Burghley
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9LQ · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Holly Tree Lodge
    Bedford · MK42 8NB · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • Lavanda Villa
    Bedford · MK42 8AT · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 2 years ago
  • Rushwell House
    Rushden, North Northamptonshire · NN10 9TD · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Wilton House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7BL · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 months ago

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