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What the CQC found at Richmond Village Northampton

Outstandingpublished 28 March 2020, 6 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?: Outstanding; 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?: Good; 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 Richmond Village Northampton.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Richmond Village Northampton

3 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

March 2020Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Good
Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good
August 2017Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
August 2015Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Good
July 2023
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 21 July 2023.

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.