Hayway
Rushden, NN10 · 0.1 km · 2 beds
CQC: Outstanding
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Fee not published
Area typical £1,169 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
CQC: Requires improvement
Higham House Nursing Home
87 Higham Road, Rushden, NN10 6DG
Nursing home · 30 beds · Golden Nest Carehomes
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,260
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement
- July 2021
- Beds
- 30
- with nursing
- Family reviews
- None yet
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The typical nursing home in North Northamptonshire
£1,260a week
About £65,520 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,520 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,344a week
A typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day
A similar price for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £1,165 a week less than two places.
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89 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of North Northamptonshire
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. 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.
About Higham House Nursing Home
Higham House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Rushden, in the North Northamptonshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 30 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults, people with mental health needs, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Golden Nest Carehomes, which operates 3 care homes in England. The home has been registered since July 2025.
At its latest inspection, published July 2021, the CQC rated Higham House Nursing Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Higham House Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in North Northamptonshire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,169 a week for residential care and £1,260 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 113 registered care homes in North Northamptonshire. The nearest to Higham House Nursing Home include Hayway, The Beeches Care Home and Victoria House, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Older people
- Younger adults
- Mental health
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory impairment
Registration
- Provider
- Golden Nest Carehomes Limited
- Registered with CQC
- July 2025
- Latest CQC rating
- Requires improvement (July 2021)
- Council area
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Rushden
The CQC inspection, explained
- 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?
- Requires improvement
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Requires improvement
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Requires improvement
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The rating history and published reports for Higham House Nursing Home, with the newest report being read for a plain-English explanation. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Higham House Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in North Northamptonshire typically charge about £1,169 a week for residential care and £1,260 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,050 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
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Common questions about Higham House Nursing Home
How much does Higham House Nursing Home cost?
Higham House Nursing Home has not published its fees. Care homes in North Northamptonshire typically charge about £1,169 a week for residential care and £1,260 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Higham House Nursing Home?
The Care Quality Commission rated Higham House Nursing Home Requires improvement in July 2021. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Higham House Nursing Home provide nursing care?
Yes. Higham House Nursing Home is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.
Does Higham House Nursing Home offer dementia care?
Yes. Higham House Nursing Home is registered to care for people living with dementia.
How many residents does Higham House Nursing Home have?
Higham House Nursing Home is registered for up to 30 residents.
Care at home
89 live-in carers within about an hour of North 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 £1,260 a week. 76 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.
Tendai N.
2 reviews
From £1,260 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 2 minutes from North Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Calvin M.
2 reviews
From £1,400 a week, 14 years caring
Based about 17 minutes from North Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Natasha Perpetua M.
2 reviews
From £1,260 a week, 17 years caring
Based about 17 minutes from North Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
Maureen Doricah M.
2 reviews
From £1,260 a week, 21 years caring
Based about 27 minutes from North Northamptonshire. Can care for a couple
“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.”
See live-in carers near North 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.
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89 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of North Northamptonshire
Live-in, a week
typically £1,050
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
The Beeches Care Home
Rushden, NN10 · 0.3 km · 24 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £1,169 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
Victoria House
Rushden, NN10 · 0.5 km · 47 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £1,169 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week