SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Acacia Lodge Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 62 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Acacia Lodge Care Home is an independent 40-bed nursing home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in North Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
In September 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in March 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in North Northamptonshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 7 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Addington Road (Outstanding), 2.5 km away. 62 other homes in North Northamptonshire share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire.
