Residential care home · North Northamptonshire

Duke's Court Care Home

159 Northampton Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3PN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 August 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2018GoodSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

Duke's Court 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%).

  • Outstanding 7 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 63 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

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Duke's Court Care Home at a glance

Run by Avery Homes Wellingborough Limited, Duke's Court Care Home is a residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire with 60 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in North Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

In August 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in July 2022, it was rated Requires improvement.

In North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.