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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in July 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Higham House Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited, Higham House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Rushden, North Northamptonshire with 30 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.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in July 2021. It was Requires improvement for caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe and effective were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in June 2021. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in North Northamptonshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Hayway (Outstanding), 0.1 km away. 1 of Golden Nest Carehomes Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The home changed owner in July 2025. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2026. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire. Across North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
