SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Good
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. ?
Lancum House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lancum House is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 43-bed residential care home in Wellingborough, run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. Most homes in North Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
It is one of 6 homes run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5. 10 other homes in North Northamptonshire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2021, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Effective was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in May 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. 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).
