SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
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?63%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 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. ?
Brownlands Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 43 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Kentbrim Limited, Brownlands Nursing Home is a nursing home in Daventry, West Northamptonshire with 31 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people.
In May 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in West Northamptonshire, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. 6 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “assessing needs”.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
