168 Station Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7EW
★OutstandingSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: OutstandingRated 8 years ago↑ Up from GoodNew owner since November 2025
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?★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. ?
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. ?
Irchester 168 is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 6 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Irchester 168 is a 4-bed residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, run by Achieve Together Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in North Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 24 beds.
Across North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5. Achieve Together Limited has run the home since November 2025, when it changed owner. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Achieve Together Limited runs 139 care homes, and 115 of the 138 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in March 2018, giving it Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in January 2016, it was rated Good. The rating is more than 5 years old. In North Northamptonshire, 32% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
