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?★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. ?
The home changed owner in November 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. ?
Hillcrest 2 is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 2 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Achieve Together Limited, Hillcrest 2 is a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with 6 registered beds. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.
2 other homes in West Northamptonshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Achieve Together Limited has run the home since November 2025, when it changed owner. Spinney Hill House, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 139 homes run by Achieve Together Limited. 115 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in January 2019, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 27% of ratings in West Northamptonshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
