SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Duncote Hall Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Minster Care Management Limited, Duncote Hall Nursing Home is a nursing home in Towcester, West Northamptonshire with 40 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.
27 other homes in West Northamptonshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2020. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5. The Lakes, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 27 homes run by Minster Care Management Limited. 18 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in August 2021, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Good. That is up from Inadequate in September 2020. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Northamptonshire, 27% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
