SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?★Outstanding
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Heatherington House is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 6 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Heatherington House is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 8-bed residential care home in Kettering, run by Consensus Support Services Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in North Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 24 beds.
52 of Consensus Support Services Limited’s 55 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Across North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2023. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5.
CQC rated it Outstanding overall and in all five key questions in March 2019. Before that, in July 2016, it was rated Good. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in North Northamptonshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
