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What the CQC found at Rushden

Outstandingpublished 28 February 2018, 8 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

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

The story over the years

Every inspection of Rushden

2 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

February 2018Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
January 2016Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding
November 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 5 November 2025.

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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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.”

Caroline C., about Mary K.

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