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What the CQC found at Blakesley

Outstandingpublished 31 October 2023, 2 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the home performing exceptionally well.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Outstanding
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Outstanding
Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Blakesley.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Blakesley

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

  1. October 2023Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  2. January 2021Requires improvementdown from Outstanding
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. August 2018Outstandingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  4. June 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. July 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 July 2026.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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Care at home

At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of West Northamptonshire

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £980 to £1,280 a week. 87 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

Tendai Hellen B.
1 review
From £980 a week, 22 years caring
Based about 10 minutes from West Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Joseph K.
1 review
From £1,400 a week, 5 years caring
Based about 16 minutes from West Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Nathaniel Oppong A.
1 review
From £1,057 a week, 2 years caring
Based about 31 minutes from West Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Nyashadzaishe Sharon C.
3 reviews
From £1,120 a week, 6 years caring
Based about 32 minutes from West Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
“We can all fully relax around Nyarai and she feels like part of our family, which is no mean feat!”
Bridget S., about Nyarai N.
“If you bump into her in the night on her way to the bathroom she will still inquire how you are and if everything is alright.”
Caroline C., about Mary K.
See live-in carers near West NorthamptonshireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.