SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?31%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?46%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 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. ?
Run by Elysium Neurological Services (Badby) Limited, Badby Park is a nursing home in Daventry, West Northamptonshire with 88 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.
In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2025. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5. The Orchard, 0.4 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 2 homes run by Elysium Neurological Services (Badby) Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in May 2026. It was Inadequate for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in January 2024, was Requires improvement, so the home has slipped. Ratings in West Northamptonshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 30 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “delivering evidence-based care and treatment”.
