SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 8 good, 25 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Kingswood House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Kingswood House is a 26-bed residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, run by St. Jude Care Homes Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
The nearest home with a higher rating is The Ferns (Good), 0.3 km away. St. Jude Care Homes Ltd has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5. 19 other homes in North Northamptonshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
In July 2026, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in February 2020, it was rated Good. Ratings in North Northamptonshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 25 fell below good. The lowest was “infection prevention and control” (significant shortfalls).
