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Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Rathgar Care Home

349 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN3 6QT

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 months ago
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Rathgar Care Home is a residential care home in Northampton, run by Rathgar Care Home Ltd. It has 23 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in May 2026. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of the 96 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 29 May 2026 Rated 3 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

Rathgar Care Home 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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