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Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

St Christopher's Home

Abington Park Crescent, Northampton, NN3 3AD

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 years ago
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St Christopher's Home is a residential care home in Northampton in West Northamptonshire, run by St Christopher's Homes. It has 54 registered beds and supports older people and people with a physical disability.

Its latest CQC rating, published April 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 26 April 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 26 April 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

St Christopher's 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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